Judge — August 13, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE rium. If the intrepid airman can successfully negotiate this part of the trip his chances of landing somewhere in Brooklyn are very favorable. The lights on the Bossert roof will be kept burning all through the night to guide the intrepid air man on his course. They would be kept burning all night anyway. Tugs and ferry boats have been asked to keep a sharp lookout for “The Spirit of Yonker: and if any plane is sighted bearing that slogan the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce should be notified im- mediately. They will also be anxious to know the latitude and longitude and whether the recep- tion clear. It is rumored that Chinberg is headed for Jersey City, although Henderson’s Lot or Ebbetts Field seem a more likely destination. Asked by this correspondent whether he was afraid, the in- trepid airman replied: “Who me?” That remark typifies the pluckiness of this bronzed son of the East. If he attains his ob- jective he will be a fit repre- sentative of this little town on the banks of the Hudson. “Aren't you afraid you'll go to sleep?” somebody asked the in- trepid pilot. Chinberg yawned ro i \ | HOW DO You } | EXPECT ME | Younc Wire—It would have been all right, only Oscar native, at this query and seemed anxious to be off. His entire course will be steered by compass and drift in- dicator, inasmuch as the cockpit is entirely enclosed and the avi- ator sits facing the rear of his plane, his back to the motor. This arrangement ma awkward to the ge layman, nevertheless an. experienced air pilot, like Major —Chinberg, knows only too well the advan tages of riding backward. It fre- quently makes you car sick and lightens the load. As the sun broke through the mist over the Otis Elevator plant Chinberg backed into his cockpit and slammed the door in the f. of a policeman. The motor was started and the blocks pulled With a mighty roar “The seem rather s” sped over the runway which had been laid in a back lot off the main street. feet, 30, 40, 45! Rocking, bump- ing, bouncing, banging, a glorious comicbooks.com