winning the prize. Levine fired Bertaud, and, two weeks later, had Chamberlin fly him to Berlin, Germany as the first transatlantic passenger. They landed in Eisleben, and breaking Lindbergh's distance mark by 295 miles. Following the flight, Bertaud attempted to have Bellanca, the designer of the Columbia, build a transatlantic plane for a non-stop attempt on Rome in spite of Levine. The aircraft could not be built in a timely manner. Instead, an agreement was made with Philip Payne, editor of the William Randolph Hearst paper the New York Daily Mirror, for a Fokker F.VIIA named Old Glory aircraft, and a spare seat for Payne, in exchange for the publicity rights. Legacy In 1928, the Ontario Surveyor General named a number of lakes in the northwest of the province to honour aviators who had perished during 1927, mainly in attempting oceanic flights. These include Bertaud Lake (), Hill Lake () and Payne Lake (). See also List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea References External links 1895 births 1920s missing person cases 1927 deaths American aviation record holders Aviators from California Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Canada Flight endurance record holders Missing aviators Missing person cases in Canada People lost at sea United States airmail pilots Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1927