Evening star., 1934-10-08
FLYERS
PAY TRIBUTE TO
WILBUR WRIGHT
Group From Score of Ma
tions Circles Over Kitty
Hawk, N. C., Site.
EIGHT PLANES CARRY
INTERNATIONAL PARTY
Convention Delegates Visit Lang
lev Field-Kahn Is Cheered
for Feat.

Pioneers of flying in a score OF
nations today circled over the BIRTH
place of the airplane at Kitty Hawk,
N. c., to pay tribute to the memory
of the greatest pioneers Of them all.
Flying in eight airplanes represent
ing many of the types now in use on
American airlines, approximately 6o
of the delegates to the first American
session of the Federation Aeronau-
tiuue Internationale world governing
body for record and sport flying, TOOK
of from Boiling Field to circle over
the Wright Memorial on the SAND
dunes of Kitty Hawk and then TO
continue to Langley Field where they
will inspect the great research laoo-
ratories of the National ADVISORY
Committee for Aeronautics.
In the first of the eight planes,
with Prince Georges Bibesco Of Ru-
mania. president of the F. A. l., and
one of the earliest of European pilots,
flew Louis BIeriot carrying wreath
of myrtle and laurel which he planned
to drop on the memorial. The wreath
bore the inscription, Louis Bleriot to
Wilbur Wright. 1t was the tribute
| of one of the greatest of the European
pioneers to his teacher and friend.
Arrive Late at Field.
With a European aversion to early
starts, the international delegates were
more than an hour late in arriving at
Boiling Field for the start and it was
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| twice as many wanted to go as had
signed up for the flight upon their
arrival in New York several days ago.
A hasty call to the Navy Department
for more planes brought two Marine
Corps transport ships from Quantico,
Va, and the party finally was sent
| away in two high-speed, low-wing
Boeings taken of the transcontinental
system Of United Airlines, big red
Bellanca "Airbus," Navy tri-motoreo
Ford monoplane typical Of the type
| now being retired from the main lines
| after making air transport history,
| the two Marine Bellancas, a Stlnson
transport owned and flown by George
Moffett. and a Canadian cabin plane
| flown by George Ross of the Canadian
delegation.
Many of the delegates carried CAM
] eras and they further delayed the de-
parture while they took pictures Of 9
demonstration airmail pickup, the
landings and take-offs of Army and
Navy planes, Of each other and OF the
newspaper photographers who were
photographing them.
Kahn Is Cheered.
| They cheered when Roger Wote
Kahn, so-called millionaire orches-
ira leader" flying a gaudy yellow
cabin plane, picked up mail pouches
on the wing from the Cabot airman
pickup device produced by Godfrey
L. Cabot, international vice president
of the F. A. I.
| Prince Bibesco, hotfooting it around
the airport on a personal inspection
tour of the American airplanes, un-
Willingly held up the departure OF the
first plane of the aerial caravan.
When some one spied him away down
the field and waved to him to hurry
along. he came through the delegates
like a sprinter to the tape and arrived
somewhat breathless, but smiling.
A photographer asked the prince to
pose a moment for picture. He de-
INJURED that he had kept the plane
waiting, but when the photographer
reminded him he had been waiting
for an hour, the prince grinned and
gathered his party for pictures.
But I want to photograph you,
too" he said to the news cameraman.
And he did, expertly unlimbering
small camera, exchanging shot for
shot with the photographers.
Guests of Committee.
The international visitors were the
guests of the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics in the Oficers'
Club at Langley Field. They will re-
turn to washington this evening. The
only formal affairs arranged for them
in Washington today are a dinner by
the German Ambassador at 8:l5 pm.
lin honor of Hans Wolfgang von
Gronau, German delegate and hero
of three transatlantic flights and
one fight around the world, and
buffet supper by the Polish Ambas-
sador at $3.50 pm.
Yesterday the visitors were taken
| to Mount Vernon, had luncheon at
the Collingwood Inn, visited the Bu-
reau of Standards in the afternoon
! and had tea as the guests of Hiram
| Bingham. president of the National
Aeronautic Association, American
representative of the F. A. 1, A
! formal dinner in honor of the Italian
delegation was given last night by
the Italian Ambassador.
The F. A. I. conference will open
officially at II am. tomorrow in the
auditorium of the Chamber Of Com
/, merce of the United States, with ad-
dresses by Secretary of State Hull.
Prince Bibesco and Mr.. Bingham.
The F. A. I. gold medal will be pre-
sented to Wiley Post for his record
flights around the world.
The Count de la Vaulx Medal will
be presented to Marshal Italo Balbo
Of Italy for his maSsed flight across
the Atlantic and back last year. It
! will be received by Marcello Diaz
Duca della Vittoria. Medals also
will be presented to Lieut.. Comdr.
Thomas G. w. Settle, U. S. N, and
Maj. Chester L. Fordney, U. S. M.
C. r., for their record stratosphere
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