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1932
1932 - 0892.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 2, 1932 Monocoupe of the Roumanian Papana, who started in the German team, and the Praga of the Czecho-Slovakian Kalla. The fourth group to leave l<ome was Seidemann (Heinkel), Hirth ("Klemm"), Colombo (Breda-33), Stein (Heinkel), and Marienfeld (Akaflieg). Then came the re mainder. Junck had difficulty in getting his engine going, and could not start for some time. On this day was cast a shadow. Near the turning point of Albeiiga on the Italian coast the Breda-33 of Suster crashed down with fearful force as one of the wings had given way suddenly. Suster was able to leave the machine by parachute, but sustained severe injuries, whilst his companion, who could not get out of his cockpit in time, was buried under the debris and instantly killed. The Italian Air Minister, Signor Balbo, immediately ordered the Italian team to withdraw from the contest, as further accidents were to be feared since also de Angeli's machine made a forced descent in the nick of time at Cannes with a fractured wing. The withdrawal of the Italian competitors has robbed the contest of much of its sporting interest, much to the regret especially of the German pilots. The day, however, also had its bright side. The German Heinkel pilot, Seidemann, up to this competition a rela tively obscure man, accomplished an astounding perform ance by reaching as sole competitor Paris in a single day, where he arrived 7.50 p.m., ten minutes before closing time, surprising the stewards at Orly, who were not expect ing anyone that day, though, of course, they were at their post. He averaged 235 k.p.h. (146 m.p.h.). The Baron von Massenbach with his Heinkel was in pursuit of Seidemann, but arrived too late at Bonn to be able to risk the trip to Paris, which he reached next morning as first man at 7.45 a.m. He was followed at 9.28 a.m. by Marienfeld, at 9.46 a.m. by Lusser's " Klemm," at 10 a.m. by the Swiss, Fretz, with his " Klemm-Gipsy," at 10.01 a.m. by Morzik in his Heinkel, and five minutes later arrived Poss with his " Klemm." At 10.10 a.m. arrived Kalla with his Praga, followed 13 minutes later by his compatriot, Kleps, also with • • • • • ; - . ••:• • .: .•..;•;,...'•••,«:' :.::.. :/^pr".:\ SECOND AND THI points, the former fly (Argus). Morzik SECOND AND THIRD PLACE : The Argus engine was fitted in Morzik's Heinkel and Poss's " Klemm." It is here seen in the latter. RD : Morzik (left) and Poss gained the same number of ing a Heiiikel (Argus) and the latter a " Klemm " Kl.32 has twice won the International Touring Competition. Praga. Wolf Hirth was ninth to arrive with his "Klemm" at 10.36 a.m. Then there was a pause for some hours at Orly, where at 1.15 p.m. the first Polish pilot, Giedgowd, with his PZL-XIX, arrived. Eleventh was Stein's Heinkel, which came in four minutes later. At 2.49 p.m. arrived Cuno's " Klemm," at 3.11 p.m. Osterkamp's " Klemm," at 4 p.m. Pasewaldt's " Klemm," which was followed 3 minutes later by Anderle's Breda-S15. As sixteenth followed more than an hour later at 5.05 p.m. Junck's Heinkel. Then, at 5.28 p.m., arrived simul taneously the French Farman of Arnoux and the PZL-XIX of Bajan, the second Polish machine to arrive. At 6.18 p.m. Delmotte's Caudron biplane crossed the line, at 6.35 p.m. Duroyon's Potez, and one minute later the second Potez with Detre, to be followed five minutes later bv a third Polish competitor, Karpinski, with his RWD-6. Also Zwirko arrived, but very late, since he flew a rather round-about course to avoid the bad weather in the Alps. Very late at night also Nicolle's small Mauboussin came in. So that altogether 25 competitors finished the second great flying stage. During this stage the Germans have been able to make good a considerable number of points against the Polish competitors, who still top the list. These have lost a large number of points owing to circuitous flying. Orlinski made several attempts to continue his flight from Lyon, but the weather was so bad that twice he returned to Lyon, where finally he retired. A minute before his last return, at 8.52 a.m. on August 24, Zwirko and Karpinski, the two pilots topping the technical rating after the withdrawal of the Italians, had started and made the circuitous flight referred to, which caused them to arrive at St. Gall not before 11.52 a.m., while their compatriot, Bajan, who flew through the bad weather, already landed at 11.21 a.m. there. The Last Stage The third and final air tour stage was completed on August 27, when, at 6.24 p.m., Nicolle's small Mauboussin was the last to reach the airport of Berlin- Staaken. These 1,490 miles from Paris to Deauville, Rotterdam, Dortmund, Hamburg, Copen hagen, Goteborg and back via Hamburg to Berlin did not prove 828
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