| Show Atlantic Plane Lands in London Levine and F French h Pilot tt to Hop Off in Two Weeks i AIR AIRFIELD FIELD London Londo i J if July S AJ Charles fre f A. A j evine w will willbe 1 be ready f dy op Bour i I t field Paris within thin a fortnight I on his se second ond Transatlantic flight with Maunce Maurce as pilot he said today upon arrival this af afternoon afternoon afternoon af- af in the m monoplane n p lane Columbia from Paris Paris He expected that the Columbia would be in perfect mec mechanical mechanical me me- c anical order by that timo time he ho added Levine denied th t t there ere was a serious dispute between betwee himself and Clarence his pilot on the New York to G Germany flight as reported but admitted that that they hey were vere ere practically on a business basis Piloted by Levine left for Paris In the in-the the Columbia late Tate this evening eve eve- ning The Columbia landed in Paris at p. p pm p.m. m. m PILOT GREETS MOTHER Chamberlin who piloted the Co Columbia Columbia Columbia Co- Co lumbia from Paris today with and Levine as passengers was greeted here by his mother and there there was vas an affe affecting scene as they embraced He will remain in London L until next Tues Tuesday Y when lie he embarks embark on th the Le Le on which C Commander n mander Byrd an and his crew also are returning to the United St States tes is 26 years year's old Three times lie he has held the worlds world's flight duration record He lost hi his his' latest record t t to ChamberlIn and Bert Acosta INTEREST DEEP Impartial observers are deeply In Interested Interested rn- rn in seeing what an expert French pilot can do with a type of machine differing widely from front the fl Flinch n h. h Virtually all French commercial commercial com corn mercial planes are adaptations of or machines designed and b built for tor or the arm army while hile the American are conceived conceived conceived con con- specially for civil traffic Leading French experts point o out oit t that the qualities needed fO foy commercial commercial com corn mercial arid and army planes are not the same and such authorities as as' Louis Hirschauer claim that the suitable I French rench design Is the ca cause e of civil flying standing still sUII or ve falling failing off in France while It is fast developing e in other countries CURTISS CURTISS FIELD N. N T. T Y July 8 AP John AP-John John Carisi factory superintend superintendent super super- intend P f for r Charles A. A Levines Levine's C Columbia Aircraft corporation will wills s sail ll tomorrow on the liner France Continued on page 2 I Atlantic Plane Lands in in London C Continued from page 1 1 with the tM airplane motor with which i Clarence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta made the world world record for tor I endurance flying This engine which has been completely completely com corn rebuilt at the Wright factory fac- fac tory Joseph B B. May LevInes LevIne's secretary sec secretary sec sec- rotary announced today will wilt be In Installed inStalled In- In at stalled In the monoplane Columbia for tor the proposed westward Transatlantic Transatlantic Trans Trans- atlantic flight of ot LevinE and Maurice Mauric Mau Mau- ric rice Drouhi French pilot I I OVERHAULED OVERHAULED ENGINE After Altel the endurance flight a a. new engine was Install installed d for the flight of Chamberlin and Levine to Germany but It was decided that one trans trans- ocean trip was enough for tor torone forone one en engine engine engino en- en gine gino so the mot motor Is being sent over over Carisi will take w with th him In addition addition addition ad ad- to the motor a new steel propeller replacement parts for the earth inductor compass various spare parts for the plane and motor motor mo mo- mo- mo tor and anda a rubber boat boa similar to th the one in which Byrd and his companions companions com corn m made de' de their way vay to shore after alter their forced landing LE BOURGET France July 8 AP Clarence AP-Clarence Clarence D D. Chamberlin New New- York New York York-t any Gern any flier filer said goodbye to France today when he piloted the Transatlantic Ic B Bellanca monoplane Columbia probably for the last time Into the air all from the civil flying field here headed for London LEAVES LE BOURGET Beside him sat Maurice Dro French long distance flier filer who It If all aU goes well will fly the Columbia ColumbiC over tho Atlantic and anI back to Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt field New York some somo time In August Ch Charles rles A. A Levine owner of ot the plane lane who will accompany Dro In the attempt also w went nt along on today's hop He had found a few Inches of ot space Just enough to let him lie He down comfortably com corn on the gasoline tank The start was made at 12 1232 32 P. P m m. The Imperial Airways machines acted as escorts the Columbia followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing them There was only a small crowd at atthe atthe atthe the field for tor the tho weather was wet and unpleasant Among them was the American charge Sheldon Whitehouse who came out some time before the start to say goodbye to Chamberlin and then hurried back to Paris for tor the lunch lunch- I I ean can he gave in honor of ot Commander Commander Byrd and his companions Mrs Chamberlin and Mrs Levine stayed on the ground long enough to wave encouragement to their husbands and the then took to the air all In another Imperial Airways Airways Air Air- ways was machine to follow the Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia bla to field London HAPPY B Before lore starting told the Associated Press he was most happy at the opportunity to pilot the Columbia on the return transAtlantic transAtlantic trans- trans Atlantic flight I am delighted he said Of cO course I would have preferred to togo togo togo go in my own plane with Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Lebrix my own navigator but It would take much longer to get my machine ready than to tune up the Bellanca plane was at Le Bourget early to give the Columbia a thorough In Inspection inspection in in- so that he might benefit all possible from the information td be given him concerning the op operation operation op op- of ot the machine by Chamberlin Chamberlin Cham Chain berlin In today's flight It is a beautiful machine he said I dont don't think I will have the slightest trouble with her Between now and the time of ot the I Iam Iam Iam am going to fly her as much as possible possible possible pos pos- sible and learn everything there is isto isto isto to know about her said he would rather not discuss the actual plans of ot the flight remarking We really haven't got down to the fine points yet ROUTE UNDECIDED Just what route he will wIn take Is also undetermined but It is known that In his conversations with Command Commander Com Corn mander mand r Byrd the possibility was was discussed of ot his going much farther carther south than any of the previous fliers Wels It is recalled that the greatest difficulty of Captains Nungesser and Coli was to strike a time when I the weather off ort the coast of ot Newfoundland Newfoundland New New- was settled The majority majority major major- ity of ot French airmen believe they were brought down by an unexpected ed sleet storm that raged off oft the New Newfoundland nd banks on the second day of ot their ill fated Journey It has been suggested that might steer a course Just to the north of ot the Azores and strike the Am American rican coast at the southern tip of Nova Scotia rather than the points farther north crossed by Lindbergh and Byrd In saying his farewells In Paris Chamberlin was reticent and seemed almost downcast that he was about hout to tako his last flight Inthe in inthe inthe the plane that had carried him across the ocean to a new worlds world's distance record When Ch was asked to pose with Levine and In front of the plane ho he retorted I Iam Iam Iam am not to make the transAtlantic transAtlantic transAtlantic trans- trans Atlantic flight I am Just going to todo todo todo do the dirty work Then he grinned widely and took his place with the others |
