Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-12-30 | Page 1 | Lindbergh Ends Second Leg of Good Will Tour

i l NO LEG Of i t D Will TOUR I ands an fd ds s at B Belize e I. I Ize B British ribs h Honduras Was Not I Expected I i kG OG TROUBLESOME j I u a Takeoff a eoff Made in Early Morning I I. I I BELIZE British Honduras Dec Colonel Ap Colonel Charles A. A LindI Lind Lind- I ergh completing his second leg of I American tour landed ere fat a a. a m. m 1045 eastern andard time f By his landing at Belize the themer mer can good will flier added a record to his long list of being the first mane man eto e to bring a land plane down ere the only other airplanes visit visit- city having been American ne which landed in the harOP harr har- har OP r OT Lindbergh wa was sighted here at 9 0 cl clock ck this morning 10 a. a m. m cast cast- time There Thero was a ro fog over Manatee I miles from Belize and ad lonel Lindbergh l kept ept circling round ouid evidently grop groping n for Ol his lI ute ute- I l. l iad bal not Mt at 1 loni l nel Lindbergh would make a andl a g at Belize because of the thc 1 landing ground a arts sorts orts field at the northern end of ty was vas not regarded as a very landing place The field only yards ards long and SO yards I tapering down to 50 It It also swampy ampy on the tho seaward side f r r this reason the British Hon Hon- uran government had notified o ol nel Lindbergh that a landing tight Ight bo be difficult but the Amerla Amen Ameri- a lier decided to make the II rip to Belize notwithstanding order to see ace the field for himl him- him l to determine Ae its availability as landing landing- place lUNa lie he found the field Ilta Inadequate equate el planned a l nned to turn south and f y y yS i p S Sin n Salvador which I ic m mies s si ora i Belize It GUATEMALA CITY ITY Guatemala I io- io AP Colonel Charles A A. dberg rg 1 hoppo off at G 60 O a. a m. m central time ty y f for r Belize 2 0 mile mile- away The of Colone Lind- Lind was witnessed by fully a usand persons w who ho had gathered at the tho Aurcra flying eld ld to watch the American a a hero off f on the second Hl leg f his Ills lan American tour tom LITTLE BROTHER or u leaning caning bi other as he has hasI I 1 If Continued I C on I page 4 4 K m LINDBERGH ENDS SECOND LEG OF GOOD WILL TOUR Continued from page 1 been frequently called d by his admirers admirers ad ad- l left rt the tho American legation at this morning and went alone to the flying field where he ho was j. j ned at by Arthur H. H Geissler r minister to Guatemala Five minutes later President Chacon arrived at the flying field accompanied by Minister 1 of ot War and high public officials and officers of ot the Guatemalan army With his arrival at the field Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel Lindbergh centered his hla attention attention attention atten- atten atten atten- tion on his famous Spirit of ot St. St Louis Louts and supervised personally all allUe the Ue preparations for his bus The Tho plane was declared ready at 6 o'clock and soon seer afterwards Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel Lindbergh bid goodbye to his hosts Then he ho mounted the cockpit cockpit cock cocle- pit and began testing the tile motor S The departure at wa was made will all the tho businesslike calmness that has marked so many of Lindbergh's Lindbergh's Lind Limb berghs bergh's takeoffs Majestically the Spirit of St. St Louis got under way and under the firm hand band of its pilot took tho the air and described a circle over the field at a height of about feet teet Then the nose of the tho machine machine machine ma ma- chine turned toward the north Inthe in inthe inthe the direction of Belize Belize- and the plane swept steadily from sight rIght among shouts and acclamations from the crowd which whirl showed great slam siam and admiration THANKS CHACON Just before Colonel Lindbergh's departure President t Chacon shook h hands with him warmly and wIshed him a good trip and happiness Thank you Mr Mc Pre President re responded responded re- re the aviator visibly moved by the demonstrations of or enthusiasm alm and thanks to all alt the people of Guatemala I