Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-14 | Page 1 | Storms Delay Air Exploits

4 STORMS DELAY AIR EXPLOITS 24 I Italian alian Seaplanes Mattern Await Weather Changes to Span Oceans Br Associated Press Fresi Inclement weather today Interfered interfered interfered Inter inter- with the progress and the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of t two o outstanding aviation exploits Twenty four Italian seaplanes were delayed in their scheduled takeoff takeoff take take- off oft from Orbetello Il Italy for tor Chicago and intermediate points The air minIstry ministry min mm- said they would leave as soon as the weather cleared Jimmie Mattern American aviator on a solo flight around the world returned to Siberia eight hours after leaving that town for his trans Pacific hop to Ala Alaska ka Captain J. J Errol Boyd Bod and two companions arrived at Port au Prince Haiti from St. St Marc Haiti where they had been forced down on their will good-will nonstop journey from New York In Havana whose residents ac accorded accorded nc- nc corded them an reception two Spanish fliers Captain Mariano Barberan and Lieutenant JoaquIn Collar were planning to continue to Mexico City They arrived in Cuba Sund Sunday after alter a n nonstop crossing from Spain MOSCOW June 14 P IP P Jimmie Mattern announced at Siberia today that he will take off oU early tomorrow on a second attempt to fly lly nonstop to Alaska next leg of his aerial journey around the world Soviet mechanics have overhauled his hLo plane and he has been given expert ex cx- pert advice as to the best route across the sea of The Texan was forged forced by bad weather to return to yesterday esterday after his his' first start for tor Nome AlasKa On his return he had a long conversation conversation conversation con con- with the soviet aviator Boris who is considered in the area as the foremost authority on flying flying fly fly- in ing over toe tile sea of advised the American to toly fly via and the Bay Day of because it is the safest course at this lime time of the year ear