Alaska field notes, v4467
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John O. Sullivan 1962 Barrow, Alaska Journal 7 June - Western Airlines flight leaving at 2:15 PM cancelled. Substitute flight left around 3:45. Left Seattle at 7:50 PM on Alaska Airlines jet. Some cloudiness interfered with visibility on the way to Fairbanks. Fairbanks was clear and sunny, fairly warm - 57° at 7:30 PM. Nordale was full so stayed at the Fairbanks. 8 June - Left Fairbanks at about 8:30 on the F-27 (Wien). Sat with Gary Steven, a new assistant on the project - met him this morning at the airport. Toward the Brooks Range we began hitting clouds. At times we had a blanket of clouds below and above the plane - yet were in a clear space. Saw some peaks in clear spots. Snow covers large portions of the mountains. The Tundra north of the range was blanketed by low clouds; the F-27 flew in sunshine above. Landed at Barrow at 11:00 in a light snow- storm. Saw Joe Felder at the airport (an ARL pilot last year - now flying for Wien). At the Lab - Karl Stone (now an administrative assistant) issued Steven and me field clothing.