Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-09-28 | Page 3 | Two Women to Brave Sea

TWO WOMEN TO BRAVE SEA SEARene Rene Fonck Abandons At At- Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic lantic Flight Navy Men Recalled NEW V YORK YORI- Sept 26 By 7 By The Associated Press Women Women headed the two remaining expeditions In fn the trans Atlantic air field today after Captain R Rene ne definite aban aban- abandonment abandonment of his proposed flight to Paris and the announcement that he would sail Saturday for France With the withdrawal of Fonck Miss Ruth Elder Dixie pilot of the mono mono- monoplane monoplane monoplane plane American Girl and Miss Fran Fran- Francis Francis cis Grayson heading the projected European flight of her am am- amphibian amphIbian plane were left at Curtis field to complete preparations for take-offs take which have been set back from day dayto dayto dayto to day by test nights flights and adverse weather cather conditions Unfavorable weather conditions alone Interfered with an nn Immediate take off uke- uke for Paris by Miss Elder and George Haldeman her co They said they hoped ho d to fly Friday Ii If a gasoline and ond speed test by Miss sons Grayson's plane Is successful today she Ehe and her pilot Wilmer Stutz Stute sald s ld they would fly fly to to Old Orchard Maine to Inspect the beach there preliminary to a take-off take on their cross-country cross trip Fonck's project received a R. serious setback recently when the thc navy de department de- de department department recalled Lawrence Curtis and Ensign Stephen Edwards who vho had been selected as navigator and radio operator respectively for forthe forthe the Journey Fonck suspended his plans he said because he was WIlS with wIth- without wIthout without I out sufficient time to train a new personnel for such a II hazardous trip as us the air Journey across the ocean He Ho added that delay In delivering the plane ready for flying from July 10 when It was due until September 20 also contributed to the postponement The French flier filer said he would con con- confer confer fer In Paris Pans with his backers Cleve- Cleve Cleveland Cleveland con I land L. L Dodge and probably would return here within six weeks with a anew anew I new flight plan Meanwhile the tri tri- tn motored rr biplane will be stored by Its builders