Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
Pangborn- Herndon
Visit Croydon on
Way to Berlin.
TRANSATLANTIC HOP
REQUIRED 80 HOURS
World Cirdlers Still Hope
to Beat Time of Post
and Catty.

BERLIN, July 80 (A).-CIyoe rang
born and Hugh Herndon, jr, fly
ing around the world in their red
monoplane, landed at Templehof
Airdrome this evening at 1880 pm.
u30 pm. Eastern standard time)
from Croydon, England.
Pangborn said they would go on to
Moscow at 9 o'clock g pm. Eastern
standard time) regardless OF stormy
weather which was threatening over
about 10 miles OF the route.
BY the Associated Press.
CROYDON, England. July 30.-Clyde
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., who
landed their transatlantic monoplane in
Wales last night and came on here
this morning, took off for Moscow, their
original objective, at 2:l3 pm. today
(8:l3 am. Eastern standard time) E.
They are flying by way Of Berlin.
The take-off was nearly six hours
after their arrival from Wales.
They expect to make Berlin within
four or five hours, stop there to retuel
and continue to Moscow II the weather
is good arriving there some time early
Friday morning.
Leave for Berlin.
Herndon supervised the refueling
here this morning. while Pangborn
caught up on his sleep. Then they had
luncheon together, with Dixon Board
man, Herndon's stepfather, as their
guest.
After luncheon they posed for the
movie men and were of. The red
plane circled the field once and darted
eastward.
Both flyers during the luncheon ex-
pressed their determination to beat the
Post Gatty round-the-world speed rec
ord, but they agreed their forced land
ing last night in Wales had robbed
them of their chance to circle the globe
in six days. as they had hoped to do.
Except for the fog, they said, the
trip thus far had been pleasant. Not
once after they left. the Newfoundland
coast had they been able to penetrate
the gray floor" beneath them, but at
last through a hole in the clouds they
spotted what they. thought was ship.
Coming down for better look, they
saw that it was cottage near the
Irish Coast, its sides covered with
rosebushes in full bloom. For four
hours after that they fioundered around
in a milk white sea of fog and finally
risked a hazardous landing in a hill
side field miles from Cardigan.
Flyers in Good Trim.
The farmers of the neighborhood
helped them find lodgings for the night
at nearby mn. and at dawn they
came on to Croydon.
After leaving Moscow, they said. their
route would depend largely upon the
weather and other circumstances.
Both flyers seemed to be in good
physical condition when they left here.
Herndon's first words as he stepped
to the ground here were: What hap
pened TO Boardman?"
The faces of the two airmen fell
when they were informed that no
definite news had been received then
about the Istanbul fiyerS-Russell
took-off from New York Sbout the same
time they did. Herndon and Pang-
born said that although they flew
somewhat the same course as had been
planned by the others, they saw moth
ing Of them.
I'VE had a nice trip and few above
fog r'ost of the way, but lost our bear
ingS little bit toward the end. which
made it necessary for us to come
down" said Pangborn.
I'VE had good rest at Cardigan"
tact We we're actually not so tired when
we reached there. 1t was nice trip
and we enjoyed it very much"
81 Hours in Crossing.
The two pilots set the time of their
transatlantic flight at exactly 80 hours.
1T wouldn't vary a minute" said
pangborn. I'VE estimated the distance
at about $3.50 miles. We wouldn't
have had to land If it hadn't been for
the fog. We were unable to tell exact
ly where we were. although we knew
just about the location, so we came
down. In order to get above the fog
we had to fly at about $4,000 feet most
of the way"
Pangborn explained that they had
the wind with them during much Of
the crossing
The lap Of their flight from Cardigan
to Croydon was made in almost ex-
actly two hours, a tailwind helping
them.
There were only a handful of news
paper men and Croydon officials IN
hand to greet the flyers. Two or three
large JunkerS and Imperial Airwavs
Handley-Page planes about the field
made interesting contrast to the small
Squat Bellanca which had Just COM
pleted a most grueling flight across
the ocean.
The flyers first landing on this side
OF the Atlantic was made at Moyle-
grove, Wales, miles southwest of
Cardigan.
THAT farmer sure was surprised
when he told him who We were and
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