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August 2. Up at 6:45, fixed
coffee & out soon after 7:00,
before rest of camp were
stirring. Collecting good,
although weather much
cooler - 30° during night,
Bill Maher reported. Fun for
lunch just after 12:00 because,
although weather would too
good, it showed no signs of
improving and Bob Murphy
wanted to get our reconnaissance
flight over. Off at 1:30, but
to get an extra bit of runway
for take-off on gravel beach,
pilot got plane too close
to river & wheels went
through gravel, up to brake,
they and power of engines.
So we dug wheels out, but-
left wheel in deeper & tended