THE "RIGHT TURN" OF THE NIAGARA RIVER AT THE FAMOUS Falls

The American Fall, near the International Bridge, and the Canadian (Horseshoe) Fall, near the top of the picture, photographed from the air at an elevation of 2,000 feet. Goat Island divides the Falls into two parts.

Kentucky hills before landing. For some reason, this particular spot seemed to have an unusual attraction for Love, who left most regretfully on Monday morning when it was time to go on to Louisville.

Here we circled Churchill Downs, home of the famous Kentucky Derby. On the next flight we passed over a race track of a different kind, the automobile speedway of Indianapolis, where some of the most thrilling races in the world have been run. This speedway was familiar to me, as Floyd Bennett had landed the Josephine Ford in the center of it the year before. Now Indianapolis has a new airport, fully equipped and ready for extensive operations.

The tenth of August found us at Detroit. Before landing, we flew along the Canadian border for a view of the Detroit skyline, which makes a superb picture when viewed from a low altitude (see page 13). On the second day here Colonel Lindbergh invited Henry Ford to ride in the Spirit of St. Louis. This was Mr. Ford's first flight.

LINDBERGH'S MOTHER TAKES HER FIRST RIDE IN THE "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS" The next city visited was Grand Rapids. Colonel Lindbergh's mother made the trip from Detroit to this city in a three-engine metal plane and returned that night after the banquet. Mrs. Lindbergh is an en

On board the Lightnin', owned by the aviators' week-end host, Colonel Lindbergh is seated between Philip Love, pilot of the advance plane, and Lieutenant Keyhoe (below and in front).

There was a slight delay here. When changing oil some one had overlooked priming the craft's pump, so that there was no pressure when Colonel Lindbergh started the engine. He saw this at once and switched off the engine, signaling the mechanic to take down the pump. Although this priming required 45 minutes, it did not result in his being late at Cleveland. A time allowance was always made for just such an emergency.

GROUND FLYING

Over flat, uninhabited stretches of country like this, Colonel Lindbergh would often drop down within a very few feet of the ground, looking for some object of interest. The shadow of the plane shows that in this case he was about 30 feet above the prairie. Frequently he flew even lower, so that at times he appeared, from the plane above, to be landing. At such moments as this the air traveler gets a real impression of

flashes beneath him. Higher up, the plane

seems to be

hanging still in the air,

although

the speed may be just as great.

speed, when the ground

thusiastic advocate of flying and

is entirely devoid of any fear of the air. During the afternoon at Grand Rapids, Colonel Lindbergh took her for her first flight in the Spirit of St. Louis (see pages 14 and 15).

The trip to Chicago was made across the lower end of Lake Michigan. As we passed across the water, scores of lake craft tooted their whistles as signals of welcome. We spent Sunday at Chicago as guests of Mr. MacCracken and his friends, and took off on Monday for St. Louis.

This was a familiar route to Colonel Lindbergh and Love. Both had carried the air mail on the Robertson contract route between these two cities. Love seemed to know everyone along the line. He spent most of the time circling farmhouses and waving greetings to those below.

We stopped for two hours at Springfield and made a visit to Lincoln's tomb, which advanced our arrival at St. Louis to the middle of the afternoon.

Our advance party was almost left behind on the day we were due at Kansas City. Some one had slept late, and the result was a rapid drive to the airport. The policemen who interrupted the drive refused to believe Love's story about the tour, and a jail. seemed more likely to be our next stopping place. Finally, the display of all our baggage convinced them and we reached the airport in time.

FUN IN THE AIR

The amount of our baggage always surprised reception committees. We carried four special suit bags containing three suits each, five hand bags, two brief cases, and a camera, besides a complete set of tools and spare parts. Almost all of this was transported in the advance plane. The Spirit of St. Louis could have carried this weight, but there was

Photograph by Kalec and Forster
THE CENTER OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY OF AMERICA MAY SOME DAY ENJOY SIMILAR DISTINCTION IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF AIRPLANES

The reception accorded the United States Tour aviators at Detroit was one of the most enthusiastic of the entire itinerary. The Detroit skyline is here seen from Windsor, Canada.

MRS. LINDBERGH TAKES HER FIRST FLIGHT IN THE "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS"

Colonel Lindbergh's mother flew with her son long before he became famous, so that her first flight in the Spirit of St. Louis was no novelty, so far as the sensation of being in the air was concerned. Riding in this ship, however, could not but have thrilled her. The plane was designed to carry only one person, so that Mrs. Lindbergh had to sit upon the arm of her son's seat.