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M. Brock
1957
Journal
May 25 Left Oakland Airport for Seattle at
daylight savings
6:45 P.M. Going by United Airlines
we stopped briefly at Portland Oregon
and arrived in Seattle at about
standard time
10:15 PM. The plane leaving for
Fairbanks Alaska left at 11:50 PM
May 26 En route we set our watches back
two hours. The flight was by Alaskan
Airlines. We arrived in Fairbanks
at about 5:00 in the morning. I have
been traveling with Mr. Bill Maken
who will be an independant investigator
studying lepers at Pt. Barrow. En route
I was introduced to Miss Helen Hood who
will be working at the airport at Pt.
Barrow. Weight allowance on the plane
was 44 pounds from Oakland to Seattle
and 66 pounds from Seattle to Ft. Barrow.
The plane days are very long now so that
at the time I our arrival (5:00) there was
full daylight. The plane for Pt. Barrow
does not leave until 8:00 Tomorrow
morning so we took reservations in
the Nordale Hotel and spent the day
seeing Fairbanks
May 27 The flight Today will be by Weir Airlines
Took a taxi to airport, left Fairbanks