Berlin, July 24.
The two airmen Birth and Weller arrived at Cologne to-day on the first lap of their intended trans-Atlantic flight in, easy. stages in their light Klemm plane with a 40 hip. motor.
Their next stopping place will be London, Thence they intend to fly pilot, has accepted invitation from the United States Glider Association to act as. an instructor. The venture was appa ently carefully planned and rehearsed Sut nevertheless. is considered extremely hazardous since the plane nettlier equipped with radio nor with a collapsible rubber boat. as fall available space was sacrificed for a larger fuel supply which gives the plane a cruising radius of nearly 2,000 kilometers. Birth is moreover handicapped by an artificial leg in consequence of injuries received in he war—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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