Show T T I. T. T Tr T 4 T v J TI ri r- r TI IT T 5 T r sr IT s' s r i World Fliers Escape Death Plane Plunges Over Bank in but Makes Safe Landing Circles Field With Gasoline Streaming From Tanks Then Settles Down By JOHN JOliN R R. BEAL I United Press Staff Correspondent ROOSEVELT FIELD L. L I. I JuI July 17 Clyde CIde pilot credited I ICIde with 1000 hours In the air and arid Hugh Herndon Jr son of a wealthy 1 family planning a flight around the world just for the fun of it narrowly narrowly nar nar- escaped death this morning on onan onan onan an attempted takeoff in an effort to beat the time of or Wile Wiley Post Fost and Harold Harold Har liar old Gatt Gatty Their huge Bellanca plane after a one mile run down the field ran rani down a foot 20 embankment to Roosevelt field No 2 The plane was loaded with gallons of gas The ambulance and the early early- morning crowd of spectators rushed across field No 1 in pursuit of the plane lane which momentarily had van- van view behind the embank embank- ment Then the Bellanca shot Into the thc air A steady st am of gasoline was flowing lowing from Its tanks LANDS PLANE SAFELY After circling the field Held a few moments mo mo- mo- mo ments merit came back to field No 1 I. I from Irom which the fliers first started and made e. e ute landing Herndon's mother Mrs DIxon Boardman Boadman of ot New York his fiancee Allen Farley Albany and his father lather witnessed the failure of the takeoff Mrs Boardman and Miss Farley Parley were In another plane which was to have escorted and Herndon Hem Hem- don as far as Montauk Point Mrs Boardman rushed to the plane and congratulated on his handling of ot the plane in the emergency GETS CONGRATULATIONS Captain J. J Nelson Kelly manager of ot the field then congratulated There was not a cloud In the sky when the fliers filers made their attempt this morning and there was as little littlemore littlemore littlemore more than a light breeze blowing ROOSEVELT FIELD FIELD N. N Y July 17 P WI-Clyde WI Clyde and H Huh Herndon who narrowly escaped d crashing in an attempted takeoff catly caily today announced shortly afterward afterward af at they would hop for Harbor Grace Orace N. N F. F about midnight an and from Harbor Grace continue to Mos Mos- cow coVo Their ambition is 15 to lower the world girdling mark of Post and Gatty |