Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-17
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Magyar and Endres Arrive at Budapest
After Forced Landing.

BUDAPEST. Hungary. July II tPl.-
Focusing the worlds spotlight on their
native land with the first transatlantic
fight from America to Hungary. Capts.
Alexander Magyar and George Endres
gave themselves up today 10 the plaudits
of their countrymen.
They landed the monoplane Justice
for Hungary near the village of BicSke
Ia miles from Budapest, at TAO pm.
Il 40 pm. Eastern standard time) last
night, missing their goal by the scantiest
of margins because their fuel ran out.
They had flown 3239 miles from Harbor
Grace. Newfoundland, in 26 hours and
% minutes since Wednesday noon, after
a short hop from Roosevelt Field, N. Y,
on Monday.
Their plane came down in a forced
landing by the side OF railroad track,
damaging the propeller and enc wing,
but inflicting no injury on the pilots.
They crawled out and telephoned the
news of their arrival to MatyaSfold Air
drome Another plane brought them to
the city.
Ocean Wrapped in Fog.
A crowd had waited to receive them,
but thousands had gone home in
despair The men were taken first to
the home of Premier Bethlen, where
he ana DleInDSTS Oh LIE lcllCl-
tated them on their achievement in
behalf of Hungary's rights.
Later, over tankards of beer, they told
how diminishing gasoline over land and
heavy storms over water had made their
feat a hazardous one
I'VE hardly saw anything Of the ocean
during the trip" one of them said. 1T
was wrapped in dense blankets Of fog.
We were overtaken by a severe storm
mil a cf nil ct
lasted three hours and shook the plane
very badly.
When we first reached Hungarian
territory our fuel had nearly given out
and in the neighborhood of Bicske we
could not keep the motor running any
longer and were forced to come down.
1t was sad decision we had to make
before landing but there was nothing
else for it."
Glad to Be Home Again.
Capt Magyar said he was glad to be
home again. but he considered his COM
panion more fortunate because he had
wife and children waiting for him.
Both were in the Hungarian air force
during the war and are now Army Re-
serve flyers
They plan to remain here about a
month and then make a return cross
America. Their ship must be repaired
and reconditioned before they can start
the homeward flight to receive the con-
gratulationS of their adopted country
Aviation authorities were enthusiast
tic in praise of the airmen's plotting
and navigation ability. 1t was pointed
out that not since Col. Lindbergh made
his historic hop to Paris and Coste and
Bellonte backtracked the Lindbergh
trail had any flyers come so close to
their objective. Expert use of radio.
intelligent blind flying and julicious
nursing of their fuel were credited for
their success.
Flight Protest Of Treaty.
The object of the flight was to call
the worlds attention to what the air
men considered were the wrongs suf-
fered by Hungary through the treaty of
Trianon. BY that treaty her popula-
ton was reduced to 100000 and much
of her territory was coded to Rumania
and annexed by Italy
1t was the twelfth successful east
ward crossing OF the North Atlantic by
air and the third this Summer. Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty preceded them
in the Winnie Mae on the first stage
Of their now famous circuit Of the
world and Capt. Holger Hoiriis and
Otto Hillig in the Liberty did the trick
a few days later.
Lindbergh Inspired Trip.
The example of Col Charles A. Lind
bergh in flying the Atlantic stimulated
Magyar and Endres on their hop to
Hungary, they said today in a message
to the American people.
After rendering thanks to divine prov
idence for having protected them and
their airplane. they said:
We wish to express with all modesty
our gratitude to the great American Ma
ton and to those Hungarians living in
the United States, especially our friends
whose combined efforts enabled us to
bring this great Hungarian venture to
a glorious conclusion"
The flyers spent the night in a sana-
torium with their womenfolk watching
over them, Magyar'S mother and En-
dre's wife sitting by their beds until
daylight.