Evening star., 1933-07-15
POST OFF AT 40 AM.
Berlin Is Destination on First Leg OF
World Flight.


NEW YORK, July Is (P).-Wley
Post. 35-year r-old OkIahoman, TOOK OH
from Floyd Bennett Field at 4:10 am:
Eastern standard time) today ana
headed out over the Atlantic ocean on
his attempt to fly alone around the
world.
He was flying the white and purple
1ockheed monoplane Winnie Mae IN
which he and Harold Gatty made their
'round-the- world record OF days. 10
hours, 81 minutes in 1881. ms tlme'
he hopes to do it faster , .
III be back as quick as possible, NE
shouted. uo
Only two bad spots of weather were
reported ahead of him on the nrSt
leg of his trip. the 5000 miles to Beriil.
Atlantic Coast near New York. which
he intended to fly around. and rain OH
the coast of Ireland, which he plans 10
fly through.
Expects Better Speed.
The heavily loaded Winnie Mae ran
the length Of the runway peiole ply ply
cot into the air. Post bounced the sup
once trying to get 1t on tne glou,iu;
but when it finally did rise ne ganltt I't
altitude rapidly and heaoeo slla1sA'
into a c!ea- red sunrise. .
He expected the Winnie Macs cru!s-
in2 speed of ITO miles an hour TO pe
1ncreased at least 25 miles by strong
sunDorting west wind. Ine alrpldlle
has a top speed of 2l0 miles an houI
Although Post flys alone, ne wiz
have the aid of a robot asS.starlI pilot'
a mechanical apparatus designer "
keep the plane on its course ana HAL
tain its altitude and lateral staoiliIy
hermit him to dCZe when nylng
Straight course at high altitude: An
additional aid will be the secret new
rodio comnass installed by the United
states Army at Wright Field, Dayton,
post arrived at the field about mic.
nioht. curled up on a cot ana Slept
nre,1sratorv to the take-otf. He was
dressed in new gray suit, was pare
headed and wore a white patcn over
his left eye, the eye Wh-ca ne OsU
in 1926 on an oil well job. Two yeais
400 on his rcund-the-world trip, MS
cfaSs eye irritatei him so that he de-
cided to abandon it this year
He signed the pilots register: WHEY
pcrt From-Floyd Bennett Field,
Dest:nation-same."
While Post slept, the Winnie Mae
already out on the 4l0O-toot runway
was fueled. The tanks were filed with
ESQ gallons of gasoline and % gallons
of oil.
The flyer carries probably the most
elaborate equipment ever to pc placeo
aboard an airplane 1t includes
His food-One quart OF water, one
Quart of tomato juice, one box OF haro
toast three packages of chewing gum.
Personal necesSities-EXtra shirts,
ties. underwear and razor, borlc ac!o'
raincoat, three eye patches, two Wnlte
ard one black.
Acronautical necessities-Maps, pass
ports, wireless guide. hand crank, com.
pass compensation chart. five cans ethyl
fluid. special monocular, nine pounos
grease and a grease gun, nve spare
wireless tubes. 18 spare spark plugs,
Tsbino line and hooks, cigaret lighter,
MESQUITE net, sleeping bag, generatlVe
f1ashlight.
200 See Take-Off.
Two other priced possessions are in
cluded. They are trick parachute,
which he won't wear, but can slip on
in hurry in case of emergency, and
an Indian tomahawk for defense.
Post Is guided on his TRANSATLANTIC
flight by Wireless Station G2LO OF
Manchester, England. which will give
him regular directional and weather
reports. The Winnie Mae is equipped
with a radio receiving set only
The flyer was in rare good humor at
S.arting time. partly because Clyde
Pangb0rn transpacific flyer, presenter
him a medal which Pangborn had re-
oeived from Count Felix Won Luckner,
the famous German war raider.
About 200 persons, mostly flyers,
were assembled to witness the take-of.