Start of the Junker Monoplane Bremen from Baldonne}, Ireland: Irish Commandant as Second Pilot London, Apr. 7.
Commandant Fitzmautice, chief of the Irish Free State Air Force, thas received permission to accompany the German trans-Atlantic fliers from Baldonnel, Ireland, replacing Herr Spindler, who has returned to Germany, a8 second pilot.
Germany, on March 2, and arrived at Baldonnel on the same day.
The flight is a purely private venture. The Bremen is owned by the Baron, who is the press agent of the North German Lloyd. Herr Kochi is a well-known Luft-Hansa pilot, Commandant Fitzmaurice accom panied Captain MeIntosh when he made his unsuccessful attempt to fly over the Atlantic last September, "The Junker monoplane Bremen, in which the present attempt will made, is piloted by Herr Koch! and carries the owner, Baron von Huehnfeld, as a passenger—Reuter, Dublin, Apr. 12.
The Junker monoplane Bremen, piloted by Herr Kochi, with Commandant Fitzmaurice, chief of the Trish Free State Air Force second pilot, and carry! von Huehnfeld as a pas Buldonnel Aerodrome at morning on a trans-Atlantic flight.
Commandant Fitzmaurice—received permission a few days ago to accompany the German—fliers, replacing Herr Spindler, the me-charlie, who has returned to Germany, The Bremen, it may be recalled, left the Tempelhofer Aerodrome, The Bremen is the identical machine on which the Baron and Herr Koch] started to fly across the When, it will be abandoned the attempt off the Irish coast.
The Departure The departure of the trans-Atiintic fliers from Baldonnel Aerodrome was witnessed by the President of the Executive of the Irish Free State and Mrs. Cosgrave, members of the Government and a dig crowd which had assembled in the dark early hours at the illuminated aerodrome.
The Bremen took off beautifully in under 1,000 yards and was escorted by a Free State aeroplane across Ireland.
The flying conditions were ideal.
The airmen hope to reach New York in under 36 hours but carry sufficient petrol to last them 45 hours.—Reuter,
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