The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12

the expedition to make exceptional headway. More mapping had been completed by the first of August than those in charge of the eXpedi- ton anticipated would be accom- plished during the entire summers operations. and the photographs re- veal a wonderful country rich in immense potential resources and commercial possibilities.
 The mapping of Alaska is a severe test of the seryiceability of the air craft. it's ability to operate for long periods Of time away from the home base in the face of many and severe difficulties. It is the supreme test of the practieability of the aerial method, and last but by no means least. a real service test for the men of the expedition.
 The personnel Of the expedition is as follows:
 Officers. Lieut.. Ben H. Wyatt, Lieut.. Eugene F. Burkett, Lieut. Ellory F. Carr Supply Gorps1, Lieut.. Richard F. Whitehead. Lieut. Wallace NJ. Dillon. Lieut.. Comman- der iMedical Corpsl Alma O. Smith aul Radio Electrician Claude c. Alexander.
 Enlisted men: Otis O. Bane, Ho= mer H. Borders, Virgil K. Bowers, Harold L. Boyd, Ralph E. Burgsten. William II Cinnamon, Torrance H. Cusie, George J. Cinq-Mars. Robert T. Cutler. Thomas R Dunn. John P. Edwards. William Erbe Edward D. Fraser, Matthias H. Hanson, Leonel N. Iverson, Edd NJ. Kelly, Charles Ktdder, John T. Kiepler. Harry A. Holman. Carl A. Larson. Dallas o. Lore, Patrick A. McDonough. VII liam J. Murtha, Charles H. Ogden. George II. Perry, Charles ". Red field Thomas c. Reid. Charles P Roeheville Louis C. Rosemann. Wal lace E. Ryan. Sol spigel. Robert L. Welles. Grafton ! Weller, Ronald Woodward. Harry [. Wombes. Ken meth J. Moore. Lewis I. Passenger.
 Through the courtesy of MT Dallas D. Lore, one of the enlisted men the Sentinel reporter was able to obtain the following items of chronological and statistical data concerning the expedition from the time it departed from San Diego until it's arrival at Wrangell
 l. Planes numbers One and Three were flown from SanDiego to Ketch- ikan - total air time enroute 29 hours. Departed San Diego May 24, 1926, 9:00 A M. Arrived Ketchikan June 8, 1926, at 1:20 P M.
 2. Twelve separate flights were made in the trip as follows San Diego, San Pedro, near Salinas, sa- linas, San Francisco, Crescent City, Gall in California;, Coos Bay, Ore gon. Grays Harbor, Wash, Sand Point, Seattle. Wash, Alert Bay, B. C., Canada, Prince Rupert, B. C., Canada, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 8. Plane No was brought from Seattle to Ketchikan on June 10, Seattle to Ketchikan on the U.S.S. Gannet and assembled at the Light House Service Dock.
 4 Gannet departed San Diego May 22, arrived Ketchikan June 10.
 5. Gannet with covered ammuni tion barge "YF-SSa which had been towed from Navy Yard, Bremerton. Wash, left Ketchikan Aug. g. 1926, at 7:15 A. M.
 G. Planes numbers 1, 2, and 3, left Ketehikan Aug g, 1926, 1 and ? at 500 A. M, conducting mapping operations enroute to Wrangell plane number 3 departing Ketchi- kan $40 A. M. Aug. 9, 1926, flying direct to Wrangell
 T. While based at Ketchikan an area of approximately seven thou sand square miles was mapped or photographed including the follow ing islands: Revillagigedo, Prince of Wales, Heceta, Grayina, Duke, An nette, Dall, Long. Sukkwan. Etolin, and Cleveland Peninsula.
 8. In connection with mapping operations while based at Ketchikan the three planes were in the air total of 15S- hours, 15 minutes, as follows:
 Plane No. (0fficial designation OL-4-A 7056) mapping, 63 hours, 10 minutes.
 Plane No. (Official designation OL-4-7050 mapping, 59 hours, 5 minutes.
 Plane No. (official designation OL-2 A-6981) Radio, General Util- ity, Standby for rescue work in case of forced landing of mapping plane, 96 hours minutes.