Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-04 | Page 3 | Germans Build Plane Runway

GERMANS RU WA WADU April d DU DUBLIN LI April 4 I AP AP Their Their ardor by continued trans Atlantic rainfall the German flight tight aspirants today prepared an artificial runway to enable their heavily laden aden plane to take the air all at Baldonnel airdrome Several Severa hundred old od railroad ties were brought to the airdrome to extend the runway Baron Varon on von Huenefeld sponsor of the flight hoped that this tills extended runway would give the Bremen sufficient headway to enable it to rise before hitting the ground that has been softened by the rain min Captain It Herman Koehl pilot and the baron maintained silence as to their l plans and the rumor persisted of that Colonel head the ee Tree Pree State air force torce would act as relief pilot in place pace of Arthur Spindler It was reported that Herr Klose Ilose lose who preceded the Bremen to Baldonnel and has since returned to Berlin was attempting to get Baron von Huenefeld's backers backers back back- ers to approve of this tills The rhe story was that Spindler had Cult after a row last ast Thursday morning The Bremen was being fueled on the runway for tor the hop the and Spindler remarked that weather was not suitable The baron reminded him that Captain Koehl was In command and th the c Cr tion became heated with t tt I that Spindler started to fo B stead ot of New York M