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Saturday Morn [[Morning]] November 5, 1934. DAILY FIVE CENTS [[Article to the Left]] Kingsford-Smith Goes Like "Forgotten Man" - Hero, Feted in November for Pacific Air Dash, Starts Home Without Cheers and Disillusioned - Last night when the northbound Lark slid out of the Southern Pacific Station it bore in one of its Pullmans a slight figure of a man who could lay claim at once to the titles of the greatest distance pilot in aviation-and the most disillusioned person in the world. He was Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, conqueror of oceans and continents in airplanes, who twice has spanned the Pacific above the clouds, but who was returning to Australia, his homeland, by train and boat. No band or confetti marked the departure of Sir Charles, who last November electrified the world by completing a flight of more than 7000 miles from Brisbane to Oakland in less than fifty-four hours in the Lockheed monoplane Lady Southern Cross, manufactured at Burbank LIKE FORGOTTEN MAN There was band music in Oakland on November 5, when that flight, the second across the Pacific made by the Australian reached its end and Sir Charles was wined and dined in Los Angeles, when he continued the hop to this city the next day. But last night Kingsford-Smith seemed like the forgotten man. And he was not happy about it. Before he boarded the Lark he told The Times why he was unhappy. It was not because he was going away unnoticed. "Of course I'm unhappy," he said, a grim smile playing his lips. "I had planned to fly back, but it's absolutely impossible. I have stored my airplane at Burbank, where it will remain until I have [[image]] [[caption]] Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith [[/caption]] made up my mind about what to do with it." SMILE VANISHES The smile vanished altogether when he added: "I really hate to sell the Lady Southern Cross, you know; there's a genuine sentimental attachment there, believe it or not. I should love to keep her, fly her again. But now I must take a boat at San Francisco to Melbourne to talk things over with my backer, Sir MacPherson Robertson, who is part owner of the airplane. "I owe him $10,000, you see. I put up the other $10,000 to make up the total cost of the Lady Southern Cross. If he will grant me an extension of time to pay up I shall - (Continued on Page 5, Column 1) [[Article to the Right]] Kingsford-Smith, Here After Epoch-Making Trans-Pacific Flight, Cheered by 20,000 Pair Ahead of Schedule - At Oakland Two Hours Early - Speed Cut Down to Prevent Arriving Too Soon, Sir Charles Says - Oakland, Nov. 4 (AP) - Apologizing for being far ahead of schedule, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith landed his big monoplane at Oak-land Municipal Airport at 7:44 a.m. today, completing a 2408 mile flight from Honolulu in 14h. 59m. The flying knight of the air, with Capt. P.G. Taylor, navigator, dropped from the skies after fighting through fog banks, ending a three-hop journey from Brisbane, Australia, a distance of 7365 miles. Nearly two hours ahead of his schedule, Sir Charles rocketed in at terrific speed, poked his grease-smudged face out of the cockpit and spoke a grinning apology "SORRY TO BE EARLY" "I am sorry to be so early," he remarked, "but you will have to blame my navigator, Capt. Taylor." Sir Charles took off again for Los Angeles at 1:17 p.m., saying he would return here by Wednesday. The plane circled the field, then flew over San Francisco en route to Mines Field at Los Angeles. Among the crowd of 500 persons to greet the aviators here were Harvey Lyon and James Warner, who with Charles Ulm flew with Kingsford-Smith from Oakland to Australia in 1928. Sir Charles, knighted for that daring flight, brushed aside the dangers of the Honolulu-Oakland journey, one of the longest in the world, over which he was the first to fly. CHIEF WORRY The chief worry of the perilous trip, he said, was the fear that he would arrive before his scheduled time of 9:30 a.m. The blue and white monoplane, Lady Southern Cross, swooped like a giant bird from a height of 8000 (Continued on Page 3, Column 6) --- Brother Too Late for Landing at Oakland - OAKLAND, Nov. 4. (AP)-Hungry as a wolf, Sir Charles Kingford-Smith had breakfast at the home of his brother, R.H.K. Smith, here today after ending his flight from Honolulu. Smith, an official of a steamship company, probably was the most disappointed man in Oakland because he was not at the field when the flyer arrived. "I got a wireless saying Sir Charles would arrive around 10:30 a.m.," he said. "I got up at 7 a.m., killed time, made some coffee and then got ready to go to the airport when I was notified Sir Charles would arrive shortly. I got at the airport ten minutes after he landed. I certainly was disappointed." After breakfast was served, Smith bundled his younger brother to bed for an hour and a half of sleep. Smith is sixteen years older than Sir Charles. [[image]] [[caption]] Roaring into Los Angeles Municipal Airport at the end of an epochal flight of 7701 miles from Brisbane, Australia, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and his navigator, Capt. P.G. Taylor, jaunty British flyers, are shown facing a throng of 20,000 airminded welcomers after they landed. Sir Charles, happily drawing on "a bally fag." is shown at the left, with Capt. Taylor. [[/caption]] HERE'S LOG OF BRILLIANT TRANS-PACIFIC ADVENTURE (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) - Following is a condensed log of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith's airplane, the Lady-Southern Cross on its flight from Australia: (All times Pacific standard) SATURDAY, OCT. 20: 10:20 a.m.-Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Capt. P.G. Taylor left Brisbane, Australia, for Suva, 1760 miles away, on a three-hop flight to Oakland, Cal. 5:22 p.m.-Flew blind through clouds over New Caledonia. 6:48 p.m.-Encountered "rotten weather"-rain squalls, no visibility. 10:05 o.m.-Landed at Suva, Fiji Islands. SUNDAY, OCT. 28: 10:05 a.m.-Hopped from Naselai Beach, Fiji, for Honolulu, 3197 miles away. 4 p.m.-All okeh after dodging heavy rain clouds. 6:40 p.m.-Sighted Phoenix Islands, one-third the distance to Honolulu. 11 p.m.-Left equator two degrees twelve minutes behind. MONDAY, OCT 29: 11:10 a.m.-Landed Wheeler Field, thirty miles from Honolulu. SATURDAY, NOV 3: 4:45 p.m.-Left Wheeler Field for Oakland, 2408 miles distant. 6 p.m.-Message from plane suddenly interrupted as if radio transmission had stopped. 8 p.m.-400 statute miles east of Honolulu SUNDAY, NOV. 4: 3:58 a.m.-Steamship President Hoover said it picked up message that "all's well" aboard the Lady Southern Cross. 4:30 a.m.-Plane approximately 500 miles offshore. 7:10 a.m.-Flyers advised: "we have sighted land much earlier than expected. Must have had strong westerly winds up here since our last observed position. Unable to identify land through fog, will fly around and look for familiar objects.: 7:44 a.m.-Landed Oakland Airport 1:17 p.m.-Took off for Los Angeles 3:24 p.m.-Landed at Mines Field, Los Angeles. AIR LINER IN DISTRESS FOR HOUR - Plane With Gear Stuck in Take-off at Newark Finally Lands Safely - NEWARK (N.J.) Nov. 4. (U.P.)-With its retractible landing gear stuck at the halfway point, a United Air Lines monoplane carrying seven passengers, pilot, co-pilot and stewardess circled over Newark Airport for fifty-five minutes today while preparation were made on the ground for an emergency landing. Two fire engines, a hook, and ladder company, three police cars with fire extinguishers and two ambulances rushed to the airport. Hose lines were connected by the firemen. With the gear still stuck, Pilot Hi Little of Newark made a perfect landing. The plane had just taken off for Cleveland when the faulty gear was noticed. Passengers continued to Cleveland with the same crew in another plane. - COLUMBIA'S RESOURCES NEW YORK, Nov. 4. (Exclusive) Columbia University has total resources aggregating $152,594,964, according to an estimate as of last June 30 made public today by university statisticians. The capital endowment, excluding the value of plant, was $84,487,019. WEST-EAST FLIGHT CUTS TIME IN AIR - Kingsford-Smith Averages 141 Miles an Hours for Over-Water Journey - OAKLAND, Nov. 4. (AP)-Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith flew the 7365 miles from Brisbane, Australia, to Oakland in 51h. 49m. actual fling time, averaging approximately 141 miles an hour for the dangerous over-water air journey. Adding three hours for his preliminary hop of 540 miles from Sydney to Brisbane, he made the entire flight in 54h. 49m. The time compared to the 89 hours of actual flying time consumed in his 7800-mile flight from Oakland to Sydney in 1928. The flight of six years ago was made in less than ten days in all, counting intermediate halts. The present flight required about fifteen days, however, because Kingsford-Smith was delayed by cross winds at Suva, Fiji Island, and by a broken oil line at Honolulu. - FLYERS REACH CALCUTTA CALCUTTA (India) Nov. 4. (AP) Flying Officer Cyril N. Davies and C.N. Hill, persistent British competitors in the London-to-Melbourne air race, arrived this morning from Allahabad after a succession of delays owing to the mechanical troubles. - CITY GREETS SKY HEROES - Admirers Nearly Mob Airmen - Actual Flying Time Set at 53 Hours, 56 Minutes for 7701-Mile Hop - Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, dauntless Australian flyer, and his navigator, Capt. P.G. Taylor, swooped into Los Angeles Municipal Airport from the north yesterday, ending their epochal flight from Brisbane, Australia, in a blaze of glory. The intrepid airmen, who braved uncharted skyways across the broad Pacific, were almost literally mobbed by an enthusiastic throng of nearly 20,000 madly cheering air-minded citizens. Police were powerless to stem the welling tide of enthusiasm as the crowd swarmed over the restraining chains and ropes to pat the jaunty flyers on the back and wring their hands in welcome. EXUBERANT ADMIRERS Plans for a dignified and more or less formal welcome were literally quashed by thousands of inilling men, women, and children. Representatives of the British and American governments, as well as members of the reception committee and the flyers themselves, were ruthlessly pushed, shoved and hauled about by the exuberant admirers. The flyers hove into sight at an altitude of about 1500 feet over the Municipal Airport at 3:20 p.m. and a great welcoming shout arose from the crowd. In the Lady Southern Cross, the sleek blue and silver-striped Lockheed Altair low-winged monoplane-made in Burbank-the flyers circled the field twice, then zoomed low over the heads of the waiting crowd in front of the administration building, SHIP COMES TO REST Four minutes later, at 3:24 p.m., the great metal and fabric ship touched her seven-league boots to the smooth runway of the airport. They were 7701 miles out of Brisbane, Australia, and had covered the distance in 53 hours and 56 minutes actual flying time, according to an unofficial computation. The waiting crowd stood in awed, tense silence as the birdmen taxied their ship toward the waiting reception committee and a speakers' stand erected in front of the airport tower. SIR CHARLES WAVES As the ship was wheeled into position and came to an abrupt stop, Sir Charles waved a hand in greeting from the pilot's cockpit and another shout arose. Suddenly the crowd rushed pellmell upon the field, completely engulfing the police, reception committee, dignitaries of two governments, cameraman, radio technicians, newspapermen and field attendants. Deafening roars and much action reigned from that moment until the flyers, tired and hungry but good- - (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) --- 'You Don't Call that Oakland Hop a Flight?' Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and his navigator, Capt. P.G. Taylor, flew to Los Angeles from Oakland in two hours and seven minutes yesterday after their flight to the northern city from Honolulu. "Anything happen coming down from Oakland?" Sir Charles responded with a bit of sarcasm, harking back to the hop from Fiji to Honolulu, a distance of 3197 miles. "The weather was perfect," the flying Knight added. "We didn't have much trouble finding Los Angeles."
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All that was done was the Article labeled "Saturday Morning November 5, 1934." at the very top. Was not sure whether to do any of the other articles that were cut off or flipped upside down.
