water part of the ramp. Truly a hell of a job. Archbold and Rogers spoke to us through an amateur station in Hawaii at 9.30 last night. We all said a few words in reply. The Guba will leave Honolulu at 1-2 PM our time tomorrow. Only one stop, at Wake Island, will be made be- tween Hawaii and Hollandia. The plane is due here early on the morning of Friday, 10th. June 7th. Work held up on ramp for lack of decking planks. Also Mielcke has been trying to take short cuts by putting in floater logs, which are easy to work. Richardson installed the plane winding gear. A man#er and 10 boys roofing #2 house. "ther boys getting stone for anchoring ramp. The Guba left Hawaii for Wake Island during the afternoon our time, a flight of abou 1250 miles; Ramm spending the night making hourly contacts during the flight. Position report from the Guba 5 AM 7/6/38:- Lat 25.21 north, long. 162.18 west, 230 miles out of Hawaii, speed 128 knots, altitude 7500 feet. Flight accomplished in hours. June 8th. Plane was to have left Wake Island today but plans altered to rest the crew. June 9th. Plane left Wake for Hollandia at 2.30 PM our time. Weather bad here: rain prac- tically all day from NE and some moderate squalls. Friday, June 10th. Guba arrived 6 AM after hanging around down the coast waiting for daylight. Time 16 hours and 50 hours flying from San Diego (San Diego-Honolulu, miles Hours Honolulu-Wake Island miles, hours; Wake Island-Hollandia Miles 16 hours The Guba flew low over the town once and then landed without fuss. Richard Arch-