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...North bases of MacMillan. He planned to take three Loening Amphibian planes as far North as was possible in the Expedition's steam vessel, to unpack them at Etah, and then to fly North to Cape Columbia or Cape Thomas Hubbard where a flying base could be established. From Axel Heiberg land the planes were to attempt the flight over unexplored territory to the North Pole. The expedition fell short of its goal because of unprecedented weather conditions...
...heavy winter storms had pared down the beach and piled it with boulders until it was impossible for the planes to take off from land. This cut down their cruising radius from 1,000 to 700 mi. and made necessary a food and fuel way-station betwen Etah and Axel-Heiberg Land. During the past fortnight the planes scoured Ellesmere Land for a safe site and thought to have found one in Flagler Fjord. They left some fuel and oil, flew back to camp for more, returned and found a grinding field of ice had taken possession. More hunting...
...fellow Arctic-argonauts (TIME, June 22 et seq.) at Etah, Greenland, last week fumed and fretted at fogs and gales which delayed their work of finding west of them, on Ellesmere Island, a suitable spot for a food and fuel way-station between Etah and Cape Thomas Hubbard (Axel Heiberg Land), from which advance base they were to make search flights still farther west where fabulous "Crocker Land" may or may not await discovery...
...coastal glaciers and dizzy ledges where only little auks can live. Commander Richard E. Byrd of the naval aviation unit accompanying Explorer Donald B. MacMillan (TIME, June 22 et seq.) reported his trial flights entirely satisfactory. The party only waited for heavy fogs to lift before taking off for Axel Heiburg Land, where the first advance air base was to be made...
...Axel Wallenberg came from his native Sweden to be Minister to the U. S. Up went the yellow cross on its light blue field...