Archbold Cape York Expedition 4. L. J. Brass - Flight notes. Flight Horn Island to Iron Range, ANA Dragon Rapide plane, Pilot Bonney, Feb. 13, 1948. Sitting on port side of plane. 7.45 AM Left Thursday Island on course, having circled town after take-off from Horn Island. 7.56 Mainland 1 mile north of Red Island Point. 8.01 Higgins Field ½ mile to right. 8.02½ Over Jacky Jacky Ck. 8.07 Over road to east coast (2 wheel tracks in savanna forest). 8.10½ Over Jardine River - all savanna forest. 8.13½ Jardine again, or a branch. 8.15 Dense forest (rain forest?) begins. 8.17 Creek going NE in dense forest (rain forest?). 8.20 Dense forest persists only on ridge tops; elsewhere savanna forest and shrubby flats. 8.26 Dense forest (rain forest?) again, in irregular bodies; glint of water in all this forest. 8.35 Coast and mouth of creek ½ mile to left. About half-mile strip dunes (rain forest and blowouts) along coast. 8.35½ Going out over bay. Group small islands about 10 miles east. 8.39 Cross back over coast. Road along coast (mangroves, narrow strip, dunes; savanna forest). Time 8.39 or 8.38 - pencil note not very legible. 8.40 Wide-mouthed creek ½ mile to left. 8.42 Beginning great area dunes. Some rain forest on dunes; savanna forest elsewhere. Many patches bare white sand on flats as well as dunes. 8.48 Heavy rain; poor visibility. Big lagoons among dunes toward coast. 8.51 Over mouth Pascoe River. 8.55 Grassy capes; pandanus hollows. Red bluffs on capes (all capes like this since Pascoe). Note. Pascoe of 8.51 must be Olive River. 8.59 Big creek right 5 miles enters sea (Glennie Ck.?).