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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