New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1928, Page 7

POLISH FLIERS ON WAY OVER OCEAN, (Continued from First Page) The flyers, hopped a, m. Paris daylight p. m. Thusday, Eastern Standard time) in their plane, christened Marszalek Pilsudeki, in honor of the Polish dictator. Hopes High, time (11:46 Barometer Low The hopes of the airmen were high although the barometer was low. They went aguinst the advice of | the French weather service but were eonfident in word from Amer that they would run into good con- ditions on that side of the Atlantic. Due New York Saturday ™6 expected to land at New York Saturday afternoon after ® flight of from 3,800 to 4,000 mile: depending on the route followed. A strong northeasterly hreeze wafted them on their course which led southwest over the Azores. The plane passed over Dreux. about 50 miles from Le Bourget at €:38 a. m. It was at a height of 1 g00d speed. The airmen circled widely the Paris suburbs escorting planes that all was going | well. The Polish plane scemed to! be flying smoothly und powerfully. Bad Weather Ahead After the airmen hopped off later weather reports were receivd. While " were not 100 favorable they st more chances of sue- 500 feet and at iround cess than any conditions which pre- | vailed recently, French agreed that the Poles had their start under much more favor- able auspices than the previous two attempts to fly from Paris to New York—the iil-tated flight of Nun- gesser and Coli and the attempt of Givon and Corbu, who turned back atter flying 90 miles. Nitchevo” wus the Idzikowski spoke to Russian expression, “Well, what of it,” sccmed to enm up the attitude of the their hazardous adventur airn lust word friends. This equivalent 1o they took no radio and their only precaution | rubber | for safety was boat. which, would prov a collapsible they said, probably uscless it they crashed. Tdzikowski, over street clothes, climbed into the plane first. He took the pilots scat. Kubala in light dungarees took the navigators post behind. One slight fncident delayed the oil reservoir filled too full and over. flowed, drenching the pilot's se Six mechanies rapidly sponged off the big plune it were a race- horse hefore a great test, When the start was made e aviators were ¥ to give their utmost but they realized suceess was in the laps of the gods. Kubula wus cool and practical to the last minute 1dzikowski, who hud the task of tak- fng off with an cight ton Sesui- plane with a single 650 horscpower motor, was very white in the fuce as he pulled down his goggles and hunched over the controls, Had to Get Started With the motor roaring and spit- ting red and blue flames, the fly gave a last wave of their hands and started the plane trundling down leather coat off at 5:46 | flving westward | and signalled to) en | made | fliers toward | start when an |the field accompunied by crics of | encouragement. As the engine got up [€pevd and the plane began to bound {over the uneven field it seemed that the machine would never rise from the Bround With its heavy loud. They'll never make it cried numerous French wilitary aviators and mechanicians, Tdzikowski, however, threw self into the work and brou biplane off in & masterly apearing to just miss the | the military hangs | “Formidable,” excluimed Captain Cartier in charge of the wilitary camp. f The take off was so swift that M. | Amict the builder of the planc, | astounded and threw | erying: | *He him- ht the tashion, roofs of s, | was his hands, mlh' be crazy, He will crash.” ne Gets Off the Poles did not crash and | soared away and in two minutes | were lost to sight. But a red fire engine and an ambulance | ready in case of disaster. It was the shortest run ever scen at Le Bourget for such a type of plane. The Polish plane was escor five planes. One carried M ‘L']HL[ enginecr of the {tory which built the engine, the others were a military escort com- | | manded by Major Pinstord and as-| ! signed to stay with the airmen mml} they were fely out to sea The airmen had not overburdened themselves with provisions. Their {larder contained but one cold chick- | en, some chocolate, some coftee, one | ! bottle of champugne and four small | flasks of brandy for emergencies. | They were doubtful about the utility of the champagne but were: finally perstaded that it might serve s a estorative and eo decided to it along, Strong “Champ tain his phy | his nerves k d by | Carol, Lorraine fac- | \ tuke for Champagne s enubles one to main- ical powers and keep n Tizikowski suid, | nay heavy after “whereas br brief stimulvs. H “All we ask is one chance in two | to get to Halifux and then one | chance in five to get to New York," id Kabula, tor. Idzikowski carricd with him their only mascot —three four given him by a French girl fricn They he cd westward for Lories on the coust and they intended to go to the Azores. Without stopping there the fliers expected 1o curve northward toward Halifax or they might head straight for New York The tlight by way of Halifax would be about 4,600 miles and it would be about miles dircet to New York. is a who is acting us navi- | or 200 Mile eruisi Radius radius of the plane mi The flicrs ex- ntain an averag 1 hour, Tdzikows to take things casy not forcing the waste gasolin plane was still heavy, gets lighter the W will he cereased proportionadely. Their max- imum speed is 110 miles an hour, The Poles had fuel for mor two full days and nights of flving. 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Lately they where w had sigarted somewhat’ under an | year prop shaft of bitter ridicule find it [ture. Both flyers embraced the parulyzed mother of the hotel k er. whom they termed “godmothel to their flight. She gave them buin her blessing and said she was go- | ing to v 1o God to bring them | {good fortunc.” She presented them | With bits of ribbon brought from .x‘ukL ancien pilgrimage which she once made 10 | Their Lourdes. The airmen tied these bits of ribbon to the s airmen 1 succeed I should to the little room | worked for more than a ring for our as it was before are off on in Irance our depar- |10 o'clock leveled at their long dela heard of some impatience saw although the weather perfect they decided it was good cnough on which to stake their chance of being the first air trav- clers from Paris to New York. “We don't merely want to cross the Atlantie,” they said, “we want 1o land where we are going.” Want Rooms Retained When the fliers left their hotel [around his neck. in Paris this morning they asked [then added the proprietor to Keep their rooms ! “They arc so pious all my hopes just as they were until he had news go with them. They are both good of their fate, Catholics. They never talked much, Warsaw, “Leave my room just so for two but were always kind, smiling and | plane or three dayp” Kabula suid, “and 'polite. I have seen them enter the | Pilsudski) They at War- | was not rom the ckage in | checking t clean shirt suid. ‘ Slep Both air were capula each v The aged woman Plan Behind they left | Occasional Tables $1.00 Choice of Black or Green decorated metal occasional tablesl Only 1 to a cus- tomer! + svmatons—y i my | hotel night after night. The fliers spent their last evening | crossing of the Atlantic flight and | When they went to their hotel at | partn his wash had just heen leather spread on the beds and Kubala gathered together all maps, charts and his own com- in 1914, he becams pass alongside. Marszalek e mvwe Uy svess so dangerous a flight.” |dared the venturesom. were tuning up their plane. | fully t for the endeavor. that | Major Louis returned | Kazimir Kubala threw the |the the corner without even ' plied. he bill. "I don't need | that s us soon as all that, ldzikowski found were chosen laundry. He this fully prepared he |by two educated and {will permit the pt on Their Armns men slept on their arms communications should b t knights before a battle | suits and { foot Major ldzikowski was helmets | Warsaw in 1501, He of their | Polytechnic school at gium. Called to the studied Russian a pilot in |After the | he joined its [tering t (Lembers). Had This air foree in e ( IuN~n Carefully Poland, Aug. 5 (R—The Pilsudski (Marshal | and ifts crew of two ma- | air squadron of Oflicer from U squadron a year s Now they | jors of the Polish army, which have westward sclected by the Polish war de- Idzikowski and Major dozens of Polish fliers who The war department expects capable establishment principles whercon transatlantic based born at the Louvain, reestablishmont of P v e e e e e placed under the American colonel To repay contracted by America war for independence el dom command of t Kendrick Fauy debr Guring its when Pulaski Kosciusko fought for the fre the young United States, | it was named the Kosc squadron and with mixed Ame Polish personnel fought for Po the bolsheviks. this war ldzikowski won military decorations and A several times for courage and ability. He first en light Fokker el- . N became master of ariny avier bombing planes 1915 the war he land director of the air school ted in T'aris and 1925 ldzikow he was dubbed nickname wh For the lust two yemrs purchased by the Tolie been tested by b care- Jeroy. from ap- of this un wjor Kuvata w of being the hest Polish a i men sheviks, {1893 versity., Austrian panicn, He nst o During eral 1 officially cite He army but, with the air in distinguished with the cd numerous decorations. He is the tor of the p r th w in the was appointed 4 twies Polish t Warsaw Nis plane G escaped, Lwow = During erash- Freneh maneuvers in wd but in such wan scemingly b tashion that | (Continued on Page Was skitital Flior the reputation ator ob. server during the war with the bole was horn in Galicia i and studied at Krakow became a pilot Chairs 505 Cholce of beautiful covers in colorful designs! 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