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Page 156
... weather during our first two flights pointed to the need for some sort of weather fore- cast to prevent a great deal of useless fly- ing . To reach the area where Levanevsky was last heard from , we had to fly out 1,000 miles . It would ...
... weather during our first two flights pointed to the need for some sort of weather fore- cast to prevent a great deal of useless fly- ing . To reach the area where Levanevsky was last heard from , we had to fly out 1,000 miles . It would ...
Page 157
... weather- forecasting station between Point Barrow and the North Pole , an area where there are no islands . A TROUSER TRAGEDY Continuing bad weather marooned us at Coppermine , and , while overhauling the plane , Al Cheesman spoiled his ...
... weather- forecasting station between Point Barrow and the North Pole , an area where there are no islands . A TROUSER TRAGEDY Continuing bad weather marooned us at Coppermine , and , while overhauling the plane , Al Cheesman spoiled his ...
Page 160
... weather ( near 75 ° ) predicted by our meteorologists . This was an example of the accuracy and competency of the weather men . They had said that we would find bad weather up to latitude 74 ° . Within twenty miles of where they ...
... weather ( near 75 ° ) predicted by our meteorologists . This was an example of the accuracy and competency of the weather men . They had said that we would find bad weather up to latitude 74 ° . Within twenty miles of where they ...
Contents
GuamPerch of the China Clippers By MARGARET M HIGGINS | 99 |
A Motor Caravan Rolls Across Sahara and Jungle Through Realms | 327 |
Boyhood Recollections and Recent Observations by An American | 419 |
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