Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-10-02 | Page 27 | Wrecked Plane Being Studied

WRECKED PLANE BEING STUD ED 1 I Expert Probes lr Remains of Old Glory Find Motor Worldlier V NEW TEW YORK Oct 1 By Bl By The As Ac- Associated A sedated d Press A A technical L study of ot the wreckage to determine d the cause I of ot the crash of or the Folter Fokker monoplane Old Glory at sea s a carrying three men mento mento mento to their deaths was submitted by av aviation av- av aviation laUon experts today to William Ran Ran- Randolph Randolph dolph Hearst Heart backer of ot the ill-fated ill trans-Atlantic trans flight The report prepared by Hector Alex Alex- Alexander Alexandcr ander former chief mechanic of the army air mall mail service and cf of the Old Glorys Glory's crew of or ground ad advanced ad- ad adI advanced I the belief beller that the planes plane's Bris Brie Jupiter tol motor did not fall fail Bent landing struts In the wreckage indi indicated rated that the plane hit the water at ata ata a high rate of ot speed the report rep rt said adding that the plane may have been flying low to Co prevent Ics ice Ic from forming on the wings Occupants of ot the Old Glory bound for tor Rome were ere Lloyd W. W and ansi James D D. Hill pilots and Philip A. A Payne managing editor of or the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Dally Daily Mirror a 1 passenger The plane took off olt from Maine Septem Septem- September ber her 6 and on the morning morn In of or Septem Septem- September S her ber 7 disappeared In tn the thee ocean after atter flashing an S. S O. O S. S Searching S vessels found the th part of or the thi th planes panes pian s 's wreck wreckage age alte several days later la r but no trace of the missing aviators S Alexander who ho went to t New Nev Found Found- land to meet the tug and there teok t ot evidence as to O the finding I cf the hat 1 wreckage said ho did d scot not believe e emere the mere weight cf of the fallin falling plane would have bent bant its us il tendIng landing struts It is possible he said but CPr crr- certainly not probable conclusion to draw V from what we know