BREMEN FLYERS PAY TRIBUTE TO BENNETT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18451, 30 April 1928, Page 10

BREMEN FLYERS PAY TRIBUTE TO BENNETT.

AVIATORS PROCEED TO NEW YORK BY TRAIN

(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, April 28. The crew of the Bremen and Fraulein Junkers arrived, and were greeted informally by the German Embassy, United States officials, and others. The flyers were all much fatigued and the trans-Atlantic men were in need of clothes and a shave. They stated that in respect for Floyd Bennett they would give no interviews. They were hurried to Bollingfield to sleep. A small crowd gave a rousing welcome to the flyers, who will return to New York to-morrow. They will probably come to Washington on Wednesday for the official greeting.

Later Fitzmaurice, Koehl and von Iluehnefeld visited Arlington cemetery, in a cold, driving rain, and laid a wreath and three flags—lrish, German and American —on Bennett’s -grave. Fraulein Herta Junkers also placed a wreath on the grave, after which arrangements were made to proceed to New York by train. Lieutenant Balchen attempted to fly a Ford aeroplane from New York to bring them back, but was forced down by bad weather.

The Bremen airmen announced that they intend to revisit Canada at the close of the American receptions.—Australian Press Association—United Service.