Amerson, A. Binion, Jr., 1963
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Amerson, B. 1963 ATF May 27, 1963 I awoke this morning at 5:45 a.m. The alarm clock which had been set for 5 a.m. failed to go off. I then had to hurriedly dress and leave without eating. The bus which I wanted to catch had already gone so I caught a taxi striaght to 12th and K Streets N. W. At 7:15 the bus to Dulles International Airport left D. C. and we arrived about 8 a.m. at Dulles. Since I had already checked in at 12th and K, I went directly to the departing gate. At 8:15 we left the terminal and headed to the plane by way of the mobile lounge. We took off at 8:45 headed for San Francisco aboard United flight 827. After a nonstop flight we arrived in San Francisco at 10:55 a.m. (P. D. T.). Since we had three hours to kill, Fred and I walked along the highway leading to the airport looking at the scenery. We saw several birds: Swallow, Killdeer, Fieldlark, and several other odds and ends. I lost my sunglasses and plane ticket out of my coat pocket, but fortunately found both. A car had run over the glasses and bent them though. We left San Francisco at 2:15 p.m. on Pan American flight 843. At 3:55 p.m. ( ) we arrived in Honolulu. After getting our bags we rented a car and drove to the Skylane Inn near the airport where we obtained a room. After cleaning up we drove to McWayne Marine Supplies and saw Mr. Jim Head about our motor and the possibility of getting another. We then