| Show FLIERS ERS BEGIN ATLANTIC POST STARTS START ST ARTS ARTS- ASSAULT ON ONi WORLD MARK Leaves in Robot Flown Piano for Berlin First Goal LITHUANIANS DARE OCEAN OCEA Take Off Offin in Defiance of U. U 5 S. S Orders B Br By Associated Press FUll Two airplanes roared out over the Atlantic from New York today one of f them attempting a record flight gh One the Winnie Mae was wai piloted by y Wiley Post who seeks to break breall theS the'S he 8 days 16 hours bours ar the around und the record ecord he made in 1931 1931 with Harold Gatty The other was the joIntly piloted by Captain St Stephen phen Darius and Stanley Thomas Thomas- and nd and was headed for Lithuania miles away Post was supplied with expert advice advice ad ad- vice supplies and United equipment Darius and only with gallons of gasoline Their takeoff with the heavy load d was con considered considered considered con con- one of the most difficult teats feats in aviation A Both planes took off from Flo Floyd Bennett field the Winnie Mae at and the Lithuanian at a. a m. m east eastern ern era standard time I Post Flies Over Newfoundland I TORBAY Y Newfoundland July 15 Wiley vp-Wiley P Wiley o s American round the world flier p passed se seaward ward from train here hereon on his flight toward Europe Posts Post's airplane passed Torbay at p. p m rn Newfoundland daylight time p. p m. m eastern standard time and headed out over the At At- lantic FLOYD BENNETT BENNE FIELD N. N Y July 15 15 UP Wiley UP Wiley Post began his hi second air race face around around- the world at EDT a. a In m. today a robot pilot his only companion in the famous plane Winnie Mae Mac in which he circled cir cir- led cled the world with Harold Gatty two years ears ago The taciturn Oklahoma flier lifted lifted lifted lift lift- ed his plane into the graying skies up the Atlantic coast to Newfound Newfound- Newfoundland land where he will set out across the Atlantic toward Berlin thence to 9 Russia From the latter city he planned d tour four more jumps completing a flight of f approximately miles m In n six days das The record h he holds Jointly with Gatty catty is eight days das 15 hours 51 min mm- utes Lites Im going to let the robot do alt all the work Post said as he stepped on Dau aze re Two 4 posT STARTS I ASSAULT ON WORLD MARK Continued From Pare Pace One Onci into the Winnie Mac Last time Gatty and I took turns but but this thi trip Im I'm Im s going ng to be lazy and let the other fellow work work 1 I plan to lo use the robot all al the time when except talking bIking off oc and landing WIFE RIDS FAREWELL Mrs Post was wa amon among the crowd ol ot nearly 1000 persons who assembled to see sec the Her flier er off The motor was warmed up and Post climbed into the cockpit at a a. a a m. m m He idled the motor for Cor a few minutes and then with a wave of his hi hand shot the plane down the runway Aler After covering about three three- thee thee- quarters of ot the distance the heavily laden Winnie Mac rose gracefully Weather conditions were ideal despie despite de de- dc- dc spite spie a slight dawn haze which h hung over the field Tail winds wind of oC at least 25 miles mie an hour would speed Post Poston Poston Pot on the Atlantic crossing crosing the weather bureau reported Post said he expected to see ee his first land over Scotland Ill I'll Il be hi so high Ill I'll Il never see Ireland he said The radio station staton Manchester Manches Manches- ter ten England will wl keep the world flier fer informed of weather conditions throughout his hi flight Post Post dressed in a new gray suit suit arrived at the field soon after er midnight mid mid- night night He inspected the Winnie Winnie Mae Mae and retired to a room in the adminIstration admin admin- building for a nap Known to flying companions as 3 the sleepless sleepless sleep less pilot piot he had spen spent t a restful day and ni night hl Before coming to the field he had slept eight hours hours Ever Every aid of or science to lessen Iid hardships hardships hardships hard hard- ships of oC long flying nying had been installed in installed in- in stalled in the plane First was wa Iron Mike the robot piot pilot This automatic automatic auto auto- matic device devie is i almost human It I keeps the plane on a 3 level keel with the twirl of oC a knob makes make a perfect turn tur and follows a set se course without without with with- wih- wih out deviation Other devices devies kept secret by the army air corps are arc designed to permit permit permit per per- mit Post to set a course alon along the beam of oC any of oC the worlds world's biggest radio stations He also will wJ b be able to use u-se ue a bearing indicator and other aids aid of ot navigation while the robot holds a true course Post stored an overnight bag bg In the plane If It It contained shirts shirt Underwear underwear un un- socks pajamas and toilet articles artcle He carried three eye patches for Cor his sightless eye ec Food consisted of sandwiches a quart of tomato juice juie a box o of and a quart of oC water in a thermos botte bottle In addition additon were three packages of chewing chewing chew chew- ing gum CARRIES FISHING LINE Post exhibited yards yard of ot fishing line lne and an envelope of fishing hooks He grinned at amazed comment and did not say when or where he hc planned to use them The Winnie Winnic Maes Mae's fuel tanks were filled fied with wih 60 gallons of ot gasoline last night The Wasp Wap horsepower supercharged ed motor was adjusted for tor fora tora or ora a speed close cose to miles mies an hour with the full ul load oad approximating two tons The Te final route as checked by Post was Berlin and arid Kha Kha- Siberia Fairbanks Fairbank Alaska Edmonton Alberta and New York York is where James Mattern Matern hopped off of on the leg of ot his solo world flight in which he was lost to lo the world for lor nearly three weeks 1 Posts Post's Route Mileage Shown NEW YORK July 15 P Wiley tF-Wiley Wiley Post intends intend to make only six stops on his flight around the world They Tey and the distances between en them in miles mies are New York Berlin York Berlin 2000 2600 2250 Fairbank Fairbanks-Edmonton Fairbanks 1450 New Edmonton York 2200 Total Pair Use D Deception n nTo To Leave Airport NEW YORK July 15 Thc P P The t-The The monoplane Lithuanian flown by two Lithuanian Americans took off ff from Floyd Bennett field feld at a. a m. m eastern standard time today on a mile mie nonstop flight to Lithuania in defiance o of orders order from Washing Washing- ton The fliers fers are arp Captain Captin Stephen Darius Darius Darius Da Da- Da- Da rius 36 and Stanley Stnley Thomas Gire- Gire nas naSA 37 both of Chicago and veterans of ot the American Amerian army of the World war They went without passports and in the face of implicit instructions from Crom the United States department of ot commerce commerce com corn merce that thc they were not to make mke the flight They set out across the Atlantic just one hour and 14 1 minutes behind Wiley Post Post who left the runway at Wicy a. a m. m m EST on his world the flight Darius and had been walting walt wait waling wal- wal ing at Floyd Flod Bennett Bennet field ready to start their light flight sin since e May 1 7 7 During that time they argued with wih the department department depart depart- ment of oC commerce which refused to give them clearance papers They got gol off of the ground by a ruse rue this thi morning morn morn- moring mor- mor ing telling field authorities they wanted to make a load test The big orange and silver siver Bellanca was wa loaded to capacity with wih 79 gal gal- Ions lons of ot gasoline of ot which were in gallon five and 25 23 alon gans guns gallons of oil It I bore the markings Most of the crowd which had seen Post off ott gathered around the Lihu- Lihu anica at the takeoff takeoff The last to bid them goodbye e was Paul consul general of ot Lithuania He shook their hands hand and wished them godspeed The The- Te fliers ers did not sign the regis regIs- regi- regi ter tr at the field feld and Major J J. J Nelson Nelon manager of the field feld was not Informed In In- In formed that they were hopping the Atlantic The takeoff was loggy They Tey used every foot oot of the long runway and were so slow in getting gettin away that the crowd gasped I It I was a game takeoff said ald the I flying experts expert assembled The They should shoud have ha dumped gas ga to pia play talc cafe But they di didn't nl They didn't dump and drop When the plane passed out at headed east straight ht as a beeline the U ship still sti had not attained more ta r feet altitude Field officials say they are subject to a heavy y fine and loss los of ot license l it they do not return relur today to Fl Floyd Bennett Bennet field and furthermore are re subject to arrest in any foreign cou coun 1 try in which they land since they have haf no passports |
