Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-20 | Page 15 | Relief Plane Hops off from Detroit

I Relief i Plane Hops Off From Detroit P jj D DETROIT TROIT April 20 AP Car AP-Car- Car Car- tying the hopes of the stranded t t. plane Bremen for im an early eary getaway from flom isolated Greenly Greeny Green Green- ly y island a a. giant Ford Nord air liner piloted lIot b- b by Bernt Balchen and Floyd K V took off at a a. a m. m from Ute the Ford Ford airport airport today today for for Murray Q Quo e. e on the first leg of the relief relief expedition T The The- escorted r e- e relief plane was lver the Canadian border by a arou grouts group rou of fifteen Selfridge field taMs lanes The takeoff was without tit dent Balchen piloting the huge ii motored three motored ree-motored- plane down the therun run run- runway way and lifting it s slowly w- w from the round ground fter After circling the airport the the he plane headed toward Canada le weather greeted the takeoff here Pl Previous to taking off Bennett rind Balchen Bachen received a telegram i fj Miss Herta Junkers at Lake Agnes St.-Agnes stating that the weather In that vJ vl vJ ity fly was favorable The plane pane chartered by the American Newspaper apel alliance alli- alli ance nce through rough the New York World Vord was to carry repair equipment from Murray j rv v to the he damaged Geru Ger- Ger u plane piano n to enable to-enable enable the ship to be f flow flown own n to New York its original goal CARRIES NEWSMAN In n addition addition to Bennett and Balchen the relief ship carried Thomas Mulroy of New York and nl Charles hares J J. J V V. Murray a representative tive of the World I 11 Heavily laden laden- with mechanical equipment and a gallon gaso- gaso Idad oad indications were the ship 1 be from flom twelve to fourteen hours boura In reaching Murray B Bay There Thero the fliers planned to pick up repair repair- parts and to take on a me me- and pilot tilot the latter for lor guidance e to the isolated island t t j The relief plane a three motored J. J ord o monoplane has a cruising capacity apa of ot more than 2000 miles and nd unless r recalcitrant weather prevails should sho n nc to the flight flIg o 0 o Greenly island from Murray 1 Bay Baym m ii one one hop Wheels Vl WH es with which the- the pl plane ne was equipped on the takeoff Sere Jere will be substituted d by skis at Murray Bay Baj Members of the expedition were unable to stute state when the We Murray Bay to Greenly island 11 hop P will be 4 Undertaken as s much depends on 7 q t t weather It was indicated wever f they hey hoped to to- ge get away early r Sat Saturday rda rda-I.