The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-24
AND CATTY
LAND IN ENGLAND
S7AR7FORB BERLIN
Spend Only 20 Minutes In Brit.
ain to Snatch Bite to Eat
and Stretch Legs
CROSS OCEAN IN is HOURS
Pair Left New York Tuesday
and Made Brief Stop at
Harbor Grace, N. F.
CROSS OCEAN IN is HOURS
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Berlin. June "a. (R Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty, American
round the world fires. completed
the first lap of their world-gird-
ling flight at $3.50 p. m. $3.50 p. m.
E. S. IT, here Wednesday after
stops at Chester. Eng, and Han
over. Germany.
Chester, England, June 24.-(P-
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty two
young men in a hurry" on q flight
around the world. landed safely at
Sealand Royal Air Force Alrdrome
near here this morning on a flight
across the Atlantic. snatched a bite to
eat and hoped off 20 minutes later
for Moscow via Berlin with the pos
sibility they might not ever malt at
the German capital.
Hello. England, we've done it," said
Gatty when their machine came to a
standstill after a flight Of a little over
Is hours at the Sealand Airdrcme.
AS they stepped from their ma
chimes, they were greeted cordially
by the British airmen. Post said:
I'VE had a right good flight. It has
been a splendid trip. The only diff
Guilty we experienced was over a Pc
Rod Of three or four hours during
the early stages Of the flight when
we ran into bad weather. The rest
OF the journey was enjoyable and the
sea was calm. We are now well
ahead Of our time and are off for
Moscow by Berlin"
Declaring they were out to break
all records for q flight around the
world, Post said they were anxious
to reach Moscow by tomorrow and no
time could be wasted. II their fuel
held out, he added. they might not
even halt at Berlin, which is TOO miles
from Chester. The flight from Der.
lin to Moscow Is 925 miles.
Their machine vas refueled to ca.
pacity.
Lost Their Bearings
It was not until the airmen were
within 200 miles Of the coast Of Ire
land that they were able to get their
bearings.
I'VE passed through a cloudbank at
a great height, SO we swooped down
below It," said Post. I'VE were sur
prised to find water beneath us for
we thought during the time we had
been above the clouds that we actu-
ally were flying over Europe. When
we saw the sea We decided to carry
on until we struck land. Later we
noticed what appeared to be cross
roads and agreed to make a landing"
when the machine came to a
standstill, we were surprised to learn
we were at a royal air force station
in England. Conditions, as soon as
we reached Ireland, were not so good
as when we were over the Atlantic.
There was fog and rain, but I sup
pose We shall encounter plenty of
that before we reach our goal. We
set out to fly the Atlantic in Is hours
and we have done 1t in less, so. natur-
ally. we are delighted. The machine
has given no trouble and we are con-
fident we shall succeed in our effort"
AS soon as the Identification num-
bers Of the machine had been check
ed, Royal Air Force pilots and the
ground staff rushed from the hangar
to greet the fires who had left New
York City Tuesday. barley turned
around at Harbor Grace, Newfound-
land. and then hoped over the At
lantic.
Left Harbor Grace
The filters took off from Harbor
Grace yesterday afternoon and land
ed at the airdrome. six miles from
Chester at las p. m. 0:45 a. m. E. s.
I'd and took for Berlin which: they
planned to make In q nonstop flight
from Harbor Grace at 2:05 p. m.
(8:05 a. m. E. S. To
They made the 2,000-mile crossing
from Harbor Grace to Chester in is
hours and II minutes. averaging
about 1T miles an hour for the cross
ing.
The arrival of the American airmen
who have made q rapid-fire trip Of
their round the world project, wa a
surprise to the personnel of the air.
drome. No word had been received
of their near approach.
The crew of the Winnie Mae looked
none the worse for their long flight
across the Atlantic. They took q
turn around the airdrome to stretch
their legs. had q bite to eat, obtained
weather reports and then climbed in-