Stebruiz, R. 1963 Asian Trip Calcutta to Bangkok Jan. 27 Left Dumdum Airport at 1:20 p.m. on Thai Met Dr. Dart at airport. International, Flight # 302. Clear and warm but somewhat smoggy. Flight over Ganges Delta, at 15,500 ft. Many meandering channels and pattern of farms indicating only channels in a constantly changing water mosaic. A moving picture frame each year would present a constant play of movement of the braided stream system and farm lands. Bumpy over these areas of wet and dry lands. As we left Ganges Delta, passed over large forest area with patches of sand and narrow white beaches. Marine turtles must breed here. A naturalists' paradise. Pass across northern part of Bay of Bengal. At distance above sharp ceiling of smog can be seen white clouds, perhaps our Himalayas. Dr. Dart says these mountains are drained along their north and south slope by a single river stream on each side. The northern one swings south around the east end and continues to near the Delta where it joins the Ganges. Traveled SSE along the west coast of Burma. N-S oriented ridges covered with abundant plant growth, virtually uninhabited. Farms confined to low-lying, level areas. 3:30 p.m. (actually 4:30) Rangoon Time. We are beginning our descent over the