Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 241, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1930 — Page 7

FEB. 17, 1930

Aviation AVIATOR CLAIMS NEW WORLD'S ALTITUDE MARK Plane Instruments Reveal Height of 27,350 Feet at Air Show. l niter! frets BT. LOUIS, Feb. 17.—Attaining a height of approximately 27,350 feet, D. S. (Barney) Zimfnerly, flying a Barling NB-3, low-wing monoplane, unofficially established a world’s altitude record for light planes here Sunday. Less than four hundred persons witnessed Zimmer ley’s take-off, but as word of the attempt to establish the record swept through the arena where throngs wer attending the International Aircraft Exposition, crowds gathered on the small 1,500foot landing field. Although clad in a flying suit and fur-lined coveralls with electrically heated goggles and helmet, Zimmerly complained of intense cold and of a 120-mlle wind above the 15 000-foot level. Zimmerly’s two barographs showed altitudes of 27,900 feet and 26.800 feet. They were sealed and forwarded to Washington for official reading. The former record was 22.500 feet, established in Germany, July 8, 1927, by Paul Baumer. University presidents, college professors of aeronautical engineering. superintendents of schools and deans of aviation ground schools, delegates to the first national conference on aeronautical education being held in conjunction with the exposition, claimed interest today. The conference, opening today, will be in session three days, considering the place of aeronautical education in schools and colleges. Clarence Chamberlin, Ed Schlee, £ddie Stinson, Lieutenant James Doolittle, Phil Love, Charles S. < Casey) Jones. Dale (Red) Jackson and Forrest O'Brine are a few of the aviators who attract the attentions of the crowds at the exposition which will continue throughout the week. Squadron Inspected Annual inspection of the One hundred thirteenth observation squadron, Indiana national guard, which began at. Ftout field, Mars Hill airport. Sunday, was continued at the national guard armory today. Major H. C. K. Mahlenberg. air officer of Fifth corps area, conducting the inspection, pronounced “everything satisfactory” at the airport Sunday. Black at Algiers ALGIERS. Feb. 17.—Van Lear Black, noted Baltimore publisher and sportsman, arrived Sunday in the plane in which he intends to fly to Tokio. He spent the day sightseeing in the neighborhood of Algiers. He was to leave here today. Test New Pursuit Ship WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The first monoplane ever to be considered by the government for use as a pursuit ship has arrived here for tests by the flight test section of the navy bureau of aeronautics. It is a little single-seater Boeing and was flown here by Eddie Allen on the last leg from Columbus, 0.. at an average speed of about 175 miles an hour. It left Seattle last Monday. Rescue Seaplane Crew MARSEILLES, France, Feb. 17. The French steamer Caratnancie, arriving here, reported having rescued Commandant Nino Fijini and lus crew of three men, in distress In an Italian seaplane south of Capri. The men were taken to Genoa. Altitude Mark Sought LONDON, Feb. 17.—Within the next few weeks a British-built airplane Is expected to make an attempt to reach an altitude of approximately nine miles. The attempt will be made by a well-known firm of aircraft constructors, using a machine built for the air ministry. The difficulties of breaking the existing record of

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41,704 feet, now held by the German plot. Willie Neueho.er, are immense, and include not only provisions of oxygen and electrically heated clothing for the pilot, but difficult, engineering problems also have to be overcome. Arrivals and Departures Curtiss-Mars Hill Airport—L. I. Aretz and A. Richardson, Shambaugh airport, Lafayette to Indianapolis and return, J-6 Waco; T. A. T. passengers included T. A. Hancock. 3301 North Capitol avenue, westbound; and T. A. Ohleyer, 3938 Ruckle street: W. E. Neapier. Scranton. Pa., and Fred Kienle, Los Angeles, eastbound; Edward F. Schlee and William Brock, round-the-world fliers, Detroit to St. Louis, | Bach trimotored plane; party of Purdue university students, Lafayette to Indianapolis, including A. R. McKay, Herman Van Metre, A. Hinkle, Maurice Banta and Ferman Stout, two Waco planes; Embry-Riddle passengers included Miss Martha Mount, Cincinnati to Indianapolis; E. M. Titelman of Atlantic City, Indianapolis to Cincinnati, and Arthur Kautz, Indianapolis to Chicago. Hoosier Airport C. Winsted, Tulsa, Okla., to Detroit. Travel Air plane; O. L. Grimes, Indianapolis to St. Louis air show: D. M. Roblet, pilot, and J. E. Morrow, passenger, Youngstown, O., to St. Louis, Monocoupe, overnight, Capitol Airport—Al Thomas, Detroit to St. Louis. Waco plane, Charles Powell and M. C. Hack, Capitol airport pilots, Indianapolis to Greensburg and return. Whirl-wind-motored Eaglerock. Lindy Resumes Tests By United Press LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17.—Charles A. Lindbergh was back in Los Angeles today to resume his glider test flights, after spending the weekend at Santa Barbara as the guest of John K. Mitchell, Chicago millionaire. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh flew to Santa Barbara, and inspected airports there.

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Scout trumpet quartet, directed by Raymond Oster, will play. Thomas C. Howe, is council president. Australia Takes to Talkies By United Press MELBOURNE, Feb. 17.—Australia has gone “talkie.” Sir Benjamin Fuller, owner of legitimate theaters and vaudeville houses, valued at $15,000,000, announced today he would equip all his buildings for the newer form of entertainment.

19 ARE SAVED WHEN STEAMER RUNS AGROUND Rescue Passengers Charge Preservers Not Seen in Life Boats. Bu United Press ASTORIA. Ore., Feb. 17.—Sands of Peacock Spit, near the mouth of the Columbia river, today held fast the steamer Admiral Benson while fourteen passengers and the crew of sixty-five prepared to leave her to her fate in the graveyard of the Pacific. At low tide today, Captain C. C. Graham planned to send the passengers. their baggage and some of the cargo ashore in lifeboats. Assured that all hands are safe, he will direct attempts to pull the Benson off the sands. “They’ll never move her. not with fifty tugs,” said W. M. Robbins of Point Adams light life saving station. “I’m glad we got those twenty-five folks off and Monday morning we’ll get the rest.” Several of the first group taken off the ship complained that not

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