The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-10
Air 5earth pressed; Landings Planned on MaIaspina GIatier

. Search Tor two missing aircraft in the vicinity of the Gulf of AL aska coast went forward today un- der excellent weather conditions. It was anticipated that 2l aircraft. in cluding light ski-wheel equipped plane. would be in the air today.
 Meanwhile. two members of the Juneau Icecap Research Project walked over the icefield to Juneau yesterday because the 10th Air Res cue GAY servicing the camps had been tied up by bad weather and the search for the missing aircraft.
 Dr. Fred Golomb. expendition
 doctor from Bellevue Hospital.
 New York City, and Fred Milan
 of Fairbanks, made a three day
 trek from camp near the Canad-
 ian border across the vast icefield
 and down Salmon Creek. They
 carried only sleeping bags and
 light equipment.
 Doctor Goionb was scheduled to leave here today for New York after five weeks with the expedition.
 The CAT, however. arrived here late this morning and was scheduled to make four or five landings on the icecap with about 5000 pounds of supplies and equipment, It. Col. w. c. Walton, pilot of the plane, said today.
 "If conditions permit we may
 land at the main camp of the Arc
 tic Institute on Malaspina Glacier ], Sunday to remove that camp" Colonel Walton said. Landings
 will depend on snow conditions and other factors.'
 Search Continues Meantime aircraft were on the search today for Canadian Pacific Airlines transport which disappear ed 21 days ago off Cape Spencer and Norseman aircraft overdue at Yakutat since July 27. Excellent weather yesterday per- mitted g aircraft to make 2S sorties involving l59 search hours. Planes from the 10th and 4th Air Rescue Squadrons, Royal Canadian Air Force. Canadian Pacific Airlines, the U S. Coast Guard and Piper Cub piloted by Dr. Ferris Moore. president of the University of AL aska, participated in yesterdays op- erations.
 Continuing good weather raised
 hopes for good coverage by the 21 aircraft expected to be In the air
 today. It was anticipated that Dr. Moore's light plane might
 make some glacier landings today. Area Probcd Today's areas of search will cover glacier and mountain regions north and west of Yakutat to the Chugach Mountains. Icy and Yakutat Bays and from Cape Spencer to Yakutat. U. s. Coast Guard headquarters said. This is the same district comb ed yesterday.
 The Coast Guard cutter Storis continued to drag a portion of Mon- Ii Bay near Yakutat where an oil slick had been reported two days 1 ago. Beach parties are Investigating the beaches of the vicinity l Leg and spinal bones found on beach near Yakutat have been sent to Washington, D. C.. for identifica- ton but no word has yet been re- ceived.
 The Canadian Pacific transport was carrying 38 persons on the first leg of a Vancouver to Tokyo Korean airlift flight.
 Walter A. Wood, whose wife,
 Forests, and 18-year- daughter
 Valerie, were in the lost N0rse-
 man, continued steadfast in his
 belief they would be found safe
 with pilot Maurice King.
 Wood has been at Yakutat since he and three others were picked off Mt. Hubbard Glacier by a 10th Air Rescue Squadron CAT several days ago. He was engaged in ice research work for the Arctic Insti- ute.
 Further south. heavy fog hamper ed search for Queen Charlotte Airlines float plane which disap- peared six days ago on 37-mile flight to the fishing village of To- fino, on Vancouver Island. B. c. Six loggers and the pilot were on board.