▁into ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁finish ▁line , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Al bury ▁had ▁ens ured ▁the ▁U iver ' s ▁success ▁as ▁the ▁aer op lane ▁that ▁took ▁the ▁hand ic ap ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁air ▁race ▁ever . ▁They ▁had ▁contributed ▁to ▁drawing ▁the ▁world ' s ▁attention ▁to ▁a ▁standard ▁production - line ▁heavy ▁all - met al ▁semi - mon oco que ▁mon op lane ▁with ▁a ▁regular ▁K LM ▁crew , ▁carrying ▁passengers ▁and ▁mail ▁to ▁a ▁pre - set ▁flight ▁schedule , ▁be ating ▁all ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁speed ▁section ▁of ▁a ▁race ▁half ▁way ▁around ▁the ▁planet , ▁other ▁than ▁a ▁small ▁two - se ater , ▁spe cially ▁designed , ▁wood ▁and ▁fabric ▁rac er . ▁The ▁way ▁forward ▁for ▁air ▁transport ▁was ▁not ▁wood ▁and ▁fabric ▁aer op lan es , ▁not ▁flying ▁boats , ▁not ▁ze ppel ins , ▁but ▁all - met al ▁semi - mon oco que ▁mon op lane ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Several ▁days ▁after ▁its ▁dram atic ▁rescue ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁again ▁passed ▁over ▁Al bury ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁its ▁journey ▁back ▁to ▁Europe . ▁The ▁aer op lane ▁fle w ▁low ▁over ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁a ▁cig aret te ▁case ▁containing ▁a ▁small ▁Dutch ▁flag ▁and ▁a ▁message ▁was ▁dropped ▁onto ▁the ▁race course . ▁The ▁message ▁read : ▁" To ▁all ▁our ▁good ▁friends ▁in ▁Al bury , ▁we ▁sal ute ▁you ▁and ▁say ▁fare well ".