Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-23 | Page 3 | Columbia Given to Ocean Fliers

COLUMBIA GIVEN T TO OCEAN FLIERS LONDON Oct 23 UP The UP-The The monoplane Columbia veter veteran n of f two o transatlantic flights has been given to Captain J. J Errol Boyd and Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Harry Connor who flew the plane from Newfoundland to the Scilly islands on oct October 9 0 1 The Tho 1 plane was purchased from Charles A. A Levine Le by hermin Cot- Cot tongham wealthy Canadian living In England and pre presented to the aviators Lovino Levino was a n. passenger In the Columbia when Clarence D D. D ChambErlin piloted It from Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose- Roose Roose velt volt field to Germany In 1927 Boyd will rename tho the plane piano Miss MisS' Mapleleaf in honor of ot his country He Ho is itt a a. Canadian but he would never havo tho the heart to paint p the new name over tho the old Columbia lettering ho saidI said Mid I 1 havo bavo never ne known a a. more generous gen gee erous crous a action Boyd said in commenting com corn meeting on Cottingham's gift gUt Boyd and Connor Conner plan to tour Europe Inthe Intile in inthe the tile Columbia They announced the abandonment yesterday Of or their plan to attempt a flight from Ireland Ire- Ire lund land to Canada l in tho machine upon advice of ot American Ambassador Charles Charles' G. G Da C and Canadian Premier R. R B. B Bennett