The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-28
French Flyers viii
Land In Nelv York
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Il appear easy. Weather fine, all'a
we'll, their little radio kept saying
In its frequent contacts with ships
at sea between if.i0 D, IA. Satur-
day night when they lifted the vi.
vor plane powered with one motor
from Le Bourgot hold, Paris. until
early to-day whom thoy ghirted
south of Newfoundland, heading In
toward the American continent TO
get their first wind fall at Nova
seotla.
Other adventurous who preceded
thom along u route that has DO.
como known ns the graveyard OF
Ocean flyers, found tho going be-
sot with u thousand dangers, The
monoplano Bremen few westward
from ireland and was believed lost
for weeks until 10 crew, Captain
Herman Koohl, Major James Fltg-
maurice, and Baron dunthor Won
Hounefeld were found Bhip-wroek.
cd on uroen0loy Island off tho La
brador coast. Captain James Mol
| iison negotiated II twieo, once alone
tho second time with his wife, tho
celebrated Amy johnson. Tho FIRST
time no barely made New Bruins.
wick; the second time no and Mira
johnson cracked up at Bridgeport,
air Charles Kingsford Smith Pc
lotod his famous southern Sroas
foundland. All those Ayers took on
Tho only previously successful
night FROM continental Europe 10
continental United states was the
flight OF Dleudonne Coete and
Maurice Bellonte from Paris 70
New York. Lost In courageous at
tempts were a dozen or moro avia.
tionB beginning with tho French.
mon NungeMor and Coll who fed
10 death q fow weeks before
Charles A. LIndborgh, crossing the
other way, hew TO glory.
Al II INST last night In eQptaet
with Mackay Radio and radio mar.
Inc stations on tho Atlantic coast
they reported:
"setting route toward Nova SEQ
tia, Navigation ana plotting difil
cult. No exterior visibility. All \
we'll. Rossi. Codos, Joseph 10 Brlx'
Previously they reported thut foi
prevented them from getting boar
ings, which they sought from Cap
Race IN thoy nearod tho coast.
In tho curly hours OF tho morn
Ing, Halifax reported that tho ny
ors were believed TO havo panso
. southwest OF Newfoundland, still !
fog.
ems and bananas, and FOR drin
champagne.
Their plano Joseph 10 Drlx
1vo years old, and was rebuilt 70
| la ~ n atluAR HpQV
motor In q $50 horsepower I'LL
PIANO. Sulxa. Tho plano weighs MIN
tons. so heavy was u that the
lhad difficulty In getting or IN
ground at lie RourHet. II Just miai
ed tho trees Ut tho end OF the rur
way.
Paris, May 2s (uPl-Tho wiv'
OF Paul Codos and Maurice Ros
were the happlcst women
France today when. as they ~
beside radios ut their homes, the
were Informed by the United Pre-
that reports indicated their hui
bands had completed the ocea
stage OF their Paris.San 'Franci'
co flight.
Thoy asked the United Press
send tho following joint messal
to their husbands:
1--WE arc most happy ut yOt
success. Our worries are endo'
Happy landing. Hurry HON
Love"
I'VE have every confidence
Them" said Nine. Rossi." The
have done wen. We believe the
will be In California at noon Tue
day"
Hon0rcd by France.
Paris. May 2s--(UP) - Pal
Codos and Maurice Rossi, brillial
French flying team, we're honors
by their country today while ST.
In the air on their attempted re,
ord flight from Paris to Californi
General Victor Domain, air mil
lister, sent the following cablegra
to the French air attache
Washington:
please inform Rossi and c,
dos, at the moment when you al
flying over American soil, I al
happy to announce that Rossi
promoted to captain and Cod'
named a commander of the Legic
OF Honor. France. which you al
so heroically serving. IL gratefl
to you. Affectionate fellcitations'
Gala Welcome Awaits.
Los Angeles. May 2S--(UP)-
Lieuts. Maurice Rossi and Pa
codos were assured n gala we
come today TO California II the
are able TO keep their trans-Atlai
tic plane aloft until they reac
these western slopes.
Every sizeable airport In n
state was linked by teletype
preparation Of sending the iIyeI
consbrehenslve weather reports
lguide them to a safe landing. II
Angeles. san Diego and San Frat
cisco all hoped for the distinctic
log welcoming the Erenchmen.