The Washington times., 1934-05-28
KEEP UP SPEED,
USE THE RADIO
FREQUENTLY
Codos and Rossi Report the
Visibility Bad, Though the
Weather FaVors Hop
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training ship Vile D'Ys, stationed
Of Provincetown. The converse
ton was in French.
A radio message from the plane
was interpreted at CharleStown
Navy Yard to mean that Rossi
and CodoS had landed. but q re-
view of the French translation
caused naval officials to decide
that the word "atterriSage" was
used in the nautical sense made
land"
The message came at the same
time the flierS we're sighed over
Bar Harbor, Me-, and it was
thought the airmen were saying
they had finally sighed land.
NEW YORK. May % U.N.S0.
Mechanical difficulties developing
at the end of their victorious flight
across the Atlantic today threat
ened to blast the hopes Of Paul
CodoS and Maurice RoSSi, French
airmen, for a record-breaking non
stop flight from Paris to San
Diego, Cal. Unless the difficulties
can be overcome, the fliers advised
by wireless, they will be compelled
to land at Floyd Bennett Airport,
New York's great municipal field
on the outskirts Of Brooklyn.
The following message was re-
ceived from the fliers by the S. 8.
Champlain, French liner one day
out Of New York:
"Will proceed to New York
and land unless certain diff =.
cuIties are adjusted. Due at
10, E. d. T."
SECOND MESSAGE RECEIVED
The nature of the difficulties re-
ferred to by the fliers was not
known. Officials ar Floyd Ber-
nett Airport, however, expressed
belief they were not serious, baS-
ing their opinion largely on the
fliers' own hope they might e
aSle to overcome them and con
tinue their flight without q stop
to San Diego.
Shortly after 1890 q. M, the
officials at Floyd Bennett re-
ceived another message from
Chatham, which read:
."Unless minor repairs can be
made here (apparently meaning
aboard the planet have every
thing ready for repairs at
Floyd Bennett"
The message was sent by Rossi,
according to the Chatham radio
operator.
Preparations were hurriedly be
gun to receive the airmen here
and accord them all facilities.
Miss Earhart Waits
More than 100 patrolmen and
an ambulance were assigned to
the field, and a crowd began to
gather as plans went forward for
the reception. Among those on
hand was Amelia Earhart. veteran
Of two transatlantic flights.
Police headquarters sent out q
teletype message advising the fllerS
would land at Floyd Bennett
Field, but added to the confusion
by failing to give the approx"
mate time of the arrival.
At 9:52 A. NJ, E. s. T., the Mac
kay Radio Company'S station at
Rockland, Me-, intercepted a gar
bled message from the plane. It
read:
"Inform New York landing
fIiers. (SignedD ROssi Kt."
Officials of the Mackay Com
pany said the message gave no
position. They confessed they
were unable to make any sense
out Of it.
The airmen, were heard talking
by radio with a French training
ship on this side Of the Atlantic
shortly after 1880 a. m. E.s.T0
today.
The air conversation was in
French and could not be under
stood by the Shoreline radio men:
They caught the words "F1oyd
Bennett Airfield."
Sharp Watch Kept
AT 4 a. m. (E. S. To- the fliers
were speeding southwesterly over
northern Nova Scotia, apparently
well inland. The ThomaSton.
Maine, station of the Mackay
Radio Company, sent the follow
ing message:
French warship Vile Dys ad-
vises French plane Joseph le
Brix position at 4 a. m. approx
mately 46 north, "a west"
The Halifax, NoVia Scotia cor
respondent for international News
Service, reported the daring fliers
had passed over the southwest
coast of Newfoundland at 1880 a.
m. U1:30 a. m. Eastern Standard
Time) crossing over the Grand
Bank peninsula in an extremely
thick fog.
The airmen then headed for
Nova Scotia, changing their course
slightly because of the fog.
Attempting to establish q new
worlds long distance flying rec
ord, Codos and RoSsi had San
Diego, California. as their deStina-
ton, q point $500 miles from
Paris. The pair already hold the
present record of 5,657 miles. made
last August in q flight from New
York to Kayak, Syria.
From New York the Frenchmen
expected to proceed across the