Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-26 | Page 1 | Post, Gatty Land at Logal in Siberia

POST GATTY LAND LANDAT LANDAT AT GOAL IN SIBERIA Pair Plan to Continue at Midnight Midnight Midnight Mid Mid- night to Next Stop 1050 Miles Away B Br Associated Pre s Siberia June 26 26 WUey Wiley Post and Harold Gatty Americans flying lying around the world landed at Novo o Siberia at p. p m. m Greenwich time today from Moscow after a flight of 01 2000 miles mUes The airmen planned to resume their flight at midnight toni tonight hL The Americans who lef left Moscow at 5 a. 5 a m. m 10 lOp p. p m. m E. E S. S T. T Thursday traversed the 1450 air miles to Novo in 10 hours and 32 minutes arriving at a. a m. m E. E S. S 1 T T. Friday Frida The hop to Is 1050 miles D B Dy Associated Press Si Siberia June 26 The 26 The American round the world fliers Wi Wiley ley Post and Harold Gatt Gatty passed Continued on Page Pace e Sven I POST OATh GUTY l LAND LANDAT N Nn n AT GO GOAL lIN IN SIBERIA Continued from Pace Pe One over this city at p. p m. m Moscow time 7 05 a. a m. m E. E S. S T. T today without without without with with- out landing COPENHAGEN Denmark June 26 Otto ill Otta Otto Hillig and Holger the first emigrants to America t to ro come back to the old country by air landed here today and received s a arousing arousing rousing welcome home It was p. p pm p.m. m. m a. a amE m mE E S. S ST T. T when their plane alighted at Copenhagen's Copenhagen's Copenhagen's Copen Copen- hagens hagen's aIrport from rom Bremen 24 miles mUes away avay They had made the hop hor in 2 hours 33 minutes This Is the the- greatest lay day of my life Ute said as he got out of the plane and was picked up by who paraded about with him on their shoulders He clasped his mother In his arms arnis kissed ed his sister shook hands with several other members of othe the family w who ho w ere on hand to see his triumph triumphal al at homecoming and then heard of official oHi- oHi fi- fi cial welcoming welcoming- words from the lips of ot Minister Sk representative representative of oC the no government no THRONG ON FIELD It was home for lor for he was born In Denmark leaving here as a aboy aboy aboy boy to ta go to America It seemed like home to although technically technical technical- ly it was not He Is 15 a native of Stein- Stein brucken Germany and as as soon as the festivities In Denmark are over overl he and his companion will visit there The flying field was thronged with Copenhagen residents resident man many of whom had spent hours there yesterday awaiting news from the fIlers fliers while they were making the crossing of the Atlantic from Irom Harbor Grace Newfoundland New New- The principal road t to the field was wasso wasso so 50 crowded with automobiles long be before be- be tore fore the plane plan arrived that traffic was virtually at a a. standstill There was a similar Jam of humans within he the airdrome when the fliers filers stepped out ut of at their machine mahine The aviators received more than welcome words Former Minister Thyge Rothe acting In behalf behal of the Aeronautical society presented them with the society's gold After that ceremony Hillig and got In a motor car which ought fought its way through the crowds to 0 o cit city hall haU where Burgomaster Hed- Hed bol welcomed them in behalf of the ity of Copenhagen I