Show I British Aviators Aviators' rs' rs Challenge Ocean Hop From Dublin New York Is Goal of Macintosh and Fitzmaurice Var War Pilots Vho Who Are Confident of Being First to Fly Across Suicide Atlantic From East to West Vest DUBLIN D Sept IG-Dy IG By The Associated Press Press Captain Captain Robert II H Macintosh anti and Commandant James C. C Fitz litz Fitzmaurice Fitzmaurice maurice war ar products o of aviation this afternoon set out in a a. daring effort to make a peace record in the thc air They hop hop- hopped hopped hopped ped off this afternoon for New York on a trail that has never been followed to its western end air during the world war and have flown flo steadily since were confident that they would be able to t meet the challenge ch of the Atlantic which claimed med Nungesser and CoIl Coll the occupants of the White Bird and the St Raphael carrying Print Prin Princess cess Wertheim Lowenstein-Wertheim Captain Hamilton and Colonel Minchin I have every confidence In the success of our attempt said Captain Macintosh as they finished their final preparations to hop off olf MEETS ALL LL TESTS We have haye made every possible test teat of our machine end ond the weather re report re- re report report port is better than we have hn ve had in a a. along along long time Ume and as good as we can cant ex expect ex- ex poet Theres There's a north wind off the Irish coast and a 0 slight slight- head wind beyond The fliers were in danger of ot being mobbed by admirers who crowded about them and their plane to t deluge to-deluge deluge them with congratulations on their pluck and perseverance and best beat wishes Jr success on 01 their daring venture Finally Fitzmaurice breaking away from the friendly crowd turned to Macintosh saying Come on Mac lets let's get on this machine and get a a. bit cf peace WIFE AND DAUGHTER Fitzmaurice embraced his wife and little daughter and they stood by to wave their handkerchiefs as a he en entered en- en entered entered the plane The crowd cheered lustily with loud cries of good luck as the Princess Xenia named for the Russian wife of ot otan an American minister r gracefully took the air after running yards ards across the Baldonnel field Airmen AI said the t e- e ef f could not have hz been b eri Improved upon upon the plane despite its gallons of petrol rising with witt ut difficulty Fitful gleams of sunshine fell tell on the blue fuselage and brown wing wing- of the Fokker monoplane as it sped away the crowd remaining to cheer In an enthusiasm that could no longer be communicated to i f-i the airmen ABOUT 30 HOURS Macintosh and Fitzmaurice said that they expected to reach America in 26 to 30 hours They carried no radio equipment to record their progress but took a tubber fubber boat with two paddles paddle on board and believe belle that they can leave their craft in this boat it If they are forced down The plane is 13 the same type used in the passenger sen service Ice between London and Amsterdam It is equipped with witha a Jupiter Bristol-Jupiter engine of ot ZOO horse horse- power Distinguishing marks marka on the plane are its name Princess Xenia the letters the license marking It has a n wing spread of GO CO 0 feet teet and measures 50 feet from the propeller to the tall tail |