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1926
1926 - 0332.PDF
MAY 13, 1926 STUTTGART O " "INDELRNGEN 0 20 40 60 80 100 BAVARIA V FRANKENMAH.KT REICHENHALLtif SALZBURG AUSTRIA BUDA-PEST HUNGARY OVER THE ALPS IN A 19 H.P. TWO-SEATER : Sketch map of the route followed. Zeller See, and on the way, against a strong head wind, the machine flew over Hohen Goll, Kallersberg. Hagengebirge, Steinemes Meer, tbergossene Alpe and Hochkonig (the latter 9,630 ft. high). Arrived at Zeller See, a landing was made in a meadow at Thumersbach, as it was not known whether or not the ice on the lake was strong enough to carry the machine. Here it may be mentioned that the divided undercarriage of the L.20 proved its worth, as the landing was made in snow a foot deep, and it was considered that a machine with axle running across would have nosed over. Impossible weather compelled a wait of several days at Zeller See. and in the meantime thaw set in, and the ice on the lake became too thin to carry the machine. Ultimately a start was made from a small meadow, across which a strip had been cleared. To get sufficient run it was necessary to take off across wind, but finally this was successfully I ,£, 9T."PI TWO-SEATER : These photographs give an excellent idea of the difficultft « t D*imler L-2° had to «y- I" I - *« machine it seen approaching the Zeller See. thl ^°*eJ?OC^e a"d> ta the back-gro«n«- the Glocknerin. The tip of the tail plane maytwo flTt« n g rOf thePlcture- The Hohe Tauern mountain chain is seen in 3, while 4 shows the two aviators, Dr. von Langsdorff (left) and Herr Guritzer the pilot, on their return to Sindelfingen. 286 2 shows Tiutt bTseen
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