Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
Elerndon and Pangborn Hope
to Stay Aloft a. Hours in
Flight Across Siberia With
Irkutsk as Goal.
AIRMEN STILL EXPECT
TO MAKE NEW RECORD
Landing in Berlin Almost Over
looked as Germans Are Occupied
in Greeting Return Of Graf Yep
pelin From Arctic; diversified
Wheels Put on Red Monoplane.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 31.-Clyde Pang-
born and Hugh Herndon, jr., pass
ing through on their way around
the world, stopped only a little
more than five hours here today,
then roared away across Siberia,
seeking to lower the lobe-girdling
record set by Harold Gatty and
Wiley Post.
They got here from Berlin be-
fore noon and left at $50 pm.
.(9:20 am. Eastern standard tirne) p,
planning to reach IrkutSk, in the
middle of Siberia, before coming
down again. After that their
schedule calls for stops at Khar-
barovSk and Nome.
They had perfect weather
ahead, although a light head wind
promised to cut down their speed
somewhat.
They were approximately 10 hours
behind the trail blazed by Post and
Gatty when they took off, but they still
believe they can make up the time they
lost and lower the round-the-world
record.
Ten Hours From Berlin.
The fight from Berlin required a
little more than 10 hours, and the first
thing they did upon arriving here was
to arrange for refueling so that they
might resume their long, hard journey
rs quickly as possible.
Pangborn said they had abandoned
their original plan to make the Pacific
crossing in one long hop from Toxic to
Seattle, and instead will follow the
Post Gatty route across Siberia and the
Boring Sea to Nome
They believe they have an excellent
chance to beat the mark set by their
predecessors, because they intend to
make fewer and shorter stops.
They had excellent flying weather
from Berlin, although there were some
headwinds, and when they landed both
said they were feeling fine, although
they were looking bit worn.
Lost Little Time.
After the customs formalities at the
airport they went to luncheon at q
hotel, and returned to the flying field
Immediately.
Post and Gatty stayed here more
than II hours. and by reducing the
length of their STOP Herndcn and
Pangborn hoped to make up consider
able time.
One advantage on their side is that
they can reIleVe eacn OLner at the SUCK
while the ship Is in the air. Post ham
died the controls throughout the earlier
flight, Gatty serving as navigator.
Profiting by the experience Of their
predecessors, Herndon and Pangborn
have fitted their plane with oversize
wheels to prevent getting stuck in the
mud as Post and Gatty did at
BlagoVeschensk.
To stay Up "a Hours.
When they took Off they hoped to fly
at least "a hours before landing again.
That should take them almost to
Irkutsk in the middle Of Siberia.
Dispatches from Berlin said their
step there had been longer than they
expected, as they were delayed by the
necessity of having repairs made. Bat
terry trouble put their navigation lights
out Of commission. The trouble was
partly remedied by new batteries, which
gave them instrument lighting, but
rather than wait for the job to be COM
pleted they hurried away.
When they arrived at Tenpelhof Air
drome, in Berlin, the Graf Zeppelin,
back from an Arctic cruise, was there,
and it was some time before German
field officials realized they were also
playing host to pair of flyers who had
crossed the Atlantic and were out to set
q new round-the-world record.