Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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E.M. Brock 1958 Journal July 18 Pitt Point, Alaska No plane came in today since an extremely heavy blanket of fog limited visibility most of the day. July 19 I had expected to leave Pitt Point today. For the majority of the day, the airstrip and surrounding area were in heavy fog. The fog quickly comes and goes but most of the time it is present. One definite bush plane came in, in the morning. Later in the day a transport and bush plane tried to land on the airstrip. I was out at the beach at the time and could hear them flying low overhead but could not see them. Even though they flew low they could not find the airstrip and had to go back to Banow. In the evening, Bobby Fisher, flying for A.R.h. in a new A.R.h. plane tried to find the airstrip in a gray dense fog and failed to do so. He could be heard flying back and forth overhead but was never seen, and soon had to give up and return to Banow. So, today, with its waiting and remaining close to camp in expectation of a possible departure, has been a total loss. July 20 No definite time was given for the arrival