The Archive · 1931

Air Lines Across Arctic

search for! Missing Aviator Abandoned: Lindberghs in Kamchatka Copenhagen, Aug. 9

Anxiety is. felt regarding the safety of Mr. Parker Cramer, who was due here at noon from Lerwick the Shetland Islands.

"Mr. Cramer left the Faroes en route for Copenhagen vid Bergen fon August 8, but returned to Ler-wick owing to stormy weather. He left Lerwick again this morning but has not yet arrived and there is no news of him,—Trans-Ocean Kuo Aug. 12, Most" elaborate searches have failed to discover. Mr, Parker Cramer.

'American air Tine corporation The of the Trans: now announced the selection of an 'American airman' named. Preston renew the attempt on a America European flight via Greenland and Denmark, Mr, Parker Cramer reached Tceand safely on his attempt to find an aerial route to Europe via Green-Tand and then flew to the Faroes.

He started for Denmark but bad weather forced him to fly to Ler wick in the Shetland. Later "he took off again but nothing has been heard of him since.—Reuter.

Avg. 12, Search for the missing American airman, Parker Cramer, was abandoned to-day, it being now definitely believed that he perished in the terrific storm. which raged long. the Norwegian coast. Sunday afternoon, Even" if he had been Raking, smack, news. should. have eked up by @ passing vessel or a reached the "authorities by this tim been for several days, Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh resum-|Ji ed their summer vacation flight from New York to. Japan and China at 8.53 o'clock to-night, Pacific Standard time, when they hopped off from Point Barrow for Lockheed-Sirius monoplane. ones Nome in. their Pontoon-equi

'Upon their arrival at Nome Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh will make the final preparations for the flight to Asia. Since they hopped off from New York a fortnight ago they have stopped at Was North Beach, North Haven, tawa, Moose' Factory, Churchill, Baker Lake, Aklavik' and Point Barrow. The only delays have been occasioned by adverse flying conditions in the Far North—United Press.

Nome, Aug. 11.

Completing a Aight from. Poirt [Barrow which was interrupted when they were forced down because of in Good Hope Bay on the north side of the Seward peninsula, Colonel lard Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh Jarrived here to-doy in their mono-

13 10,39 o'clock this morning. Nome time, when the aviators, who fave making a summer vacant fight from New York to Japan and Chita, reached Nome.

Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh said that they experienced no inconveni-fence while they waited at Good Hope Bay forthe fog to lift. At no time Were they in any danger.

Aug. 1.

Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Li borgh left the North American continent behind them at noon to-day, Pacific rd time, when, in their "Mr, Me, Cramer ad been Or last heard pontoon. caupped Lockheed See pontoon - equipped. Lockheed - Sirius sed Nome for Petropavlovsk, Kamehatthe Piet being, wPhishap. When the Lindberghs began their Yor ding. North, Sea has light across the Bering Sea for the Been scoured by Danish and Nor-shores of Asia, were generally good. Visibility was weather conditions wegian seaplanes, while all ships Inthe vieimty have been told to Jexcellent, At the departure Colonel Keep sharp logkout.—Trans-Ocean Lindbergh was bucking a four miles head wind but it was not expected Kuo Min, Oslo, Aug. 14. to greatly hamper the progress of his ight. hing boat early When he started for Nome, this morning reported that late on [Colonel Lindbergh was hopeful that Sunday its officers sighted from its the and his wife would be able to decks a body drifting, west between reach Petropaviovsk without an in-20. and 30 miles north-west of the termediary stop. However, because Shetland Islands. "The body is be lof the late start and because of some Tieved to have been that of Mr. uncertainty as to the weather con. Cramer, but weather conditions Jditions which would be encountered were so adverse that recovery fon the Asiatic side of the sea it may it' was impossible—United Press be necessary for the distinguished 'A German Attempt aviators to alight at Karaginsky, where they will spend the night in

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