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5th Hocklond Expedition to
New Guinea
1956
March 4: Left Schulwild Airport, New York at
9:10 AM on TWA flight 35 (Constellation G)
(Plane Bright) clear morning after a rainy
night.
Arrived Chicago in 3½ hours. Tons amount of
snow on ground back from the coast. Much ice on
Take Off
4hr 8½ hour flight from Chicago to San
Francisco, against a very strong wind. Arrived
in SF at 6 clock. Had limited views of the Party
(25) in vicinity of Thrymane. The Temas,
creased from near there, almost entirely crowded
over. San Francisco temperature very mild
after the rail coast. Short men walking in
streets without jackets.
Left San Francisco 11:10 am on
Pan Am flight 737 (Tri-4 Constellation
plane (Southern Moon). Arrived Honolulu
8:05 Pacific Bowl Time, 6:01 Honolulu
Time. (Barnett 21)
51 passengers from S.F. only few
plus from, Em 1:10, from Honolulu,
and joining on to Sydney.
"Hammel" Norgaard had a good dinner
at the Hotel Edgewater (on Edgewater). Talk
off at 10:10 PM. Had mouth with the above
(?) for a few minutes after take off
8 hour back for a good landing at 6:10.