Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-29
FRENCH ACES
ORDERED To
VISIT COAST
Rossi And Codos Instructed To
Continue On To California By
Plane.

PARIS. May 20. U.P)-Maurice
RoSsi and Paul Codos, French
transatlantic flyers now in New
York after their successful nom
stop flight from Paris, were in
structed by the air ministry today
to continue on to California.
The flyers had started out origi-
nally for California on an attempt
to break their own world distance
record, but trouble with the plane
compelled them to come down in
New York
Gen. Victor Denain, air minister,
instructed them to continue to
California as soon as they are able.
He had received from them a re-
port detailing dramatically their
fears of the plane s safety when
its propeller was damaged by hit
ting tree during the take-off from
LIE Bourget.
RoSsi S report disclosed fact
which observers at LIE Bourget
missed when the heavy plane took
off at dawn. Unable to gain alti-
tude quickly enough. it brushed
tree a quarter mile from LIE Bour-
get, damaging the propeller and
eventually setting up vibrations in
the ailerons.
Nevertheless, the flyers contin-
ued. taking a chance of disaster
during the long ocean flight. Dur
ing the last hours of their voyage,
both wore their parachutes. fear
ing the vibrations might break the
wings or support.
Denain instructed RoSsi to get in
touch with Ambassador Andre de
Laboulaye at Washington. and map
out friendship tour of the United
States in appreciation of the in
terest shown the ocean flight.
PARIS, May %. U.P)-Maurice
Rossi and Paul Codos left France
on their ocean flight with the
knowledge that their airplane was
defective but were determined to
risk their lives because the wealth
er was good, Nine. Codos revealed
to the United Press today.
The revelation came as the air
ministry indicated it would leave
to Rossi the decision whether to
continue on to San Francisco, and
perhaps return eastward in their
plane in another effort to break
their own New York to Kayak, Sy-
ria, world distance flight record.
Before they started" Nine.
Codos said, my husband and Cap
tain Rossi discovered the wires
holding the wings of their mono
plane were defective. They took a
chance because of the favorable
weather"
Nine. Rossi, like Nine. CodoS,
still nervous, told the United Press
she feared the flyers planned an
other dangerous flight.
ct is the fate of wives and
mothers of aviators to play
role" she said, ito encourage them
while trembling each minute for
their safety"
The newspaper 1ntransigeant
said today that Rossi and Codos,
believing themselves in imminent
danger of crash. made the final
stage of their flight with para
chutes ready for instant use.
NEW YORK, May %. (U.P)-Dis-
appointment at failure already
evaporated, Captain Maurice Rossi
and Paul Codes planned new and
more daring aerial adventures to-
day while mechanics worked on
their giant plane, the Joseph Leb-
riX.
They wanted TO fly from Paris to
San Francisco. Instead they were
forced to land at New York by
mechanical trouble after complet-
! ing the most dangerous part OF the
/ flight in 38 hours, q minutes.
While they were vague on their
plans. it was understood they plan
ned TO fly on TO California is pos
sible and later TO fly from New
York to some Syrian point in an
other try at their own record for
sustained flight.
They waited word from the
French air ministry in Paris where
/ the United Press learned that gov
i ernment officials were leaving the
future up to Captain Rossi.
They planned no flight, however,
until their rebuilt ship, the same
plane in which they flew last year
from New York to Kayak, Syria,
has been checked in detail
The flyers received numerous
requests from officials of Califor-
MIA cities urging them TO continue
to their original goal.
IN HlnH LIZ