Weather:
Clear
Take-off at 1045 hours,
Landed at Ponape 1335 hours.
Gar. Rex, Lt. Gol, Richardson, Capt. McDaniel and Mr. Wynkoop, met with Acting DISTAD,
Mr. Frank Moulton, ret the assigneent of area suitable for weather station site,
At 1930 hours a meeting was held, attended by Gdr. Rex, Lt, Gol, Richardson, Gapt.
MePaniel, Lt Bachert, Mr. Dunlap, Mr. Dieffenbach, Mr. Beardall, the Acting Resident
Comai.asioner and the plane pilot,
We were advised that at the earlier meoting it had been decided to site the veather
atation on Fomatahachi Island.
The general plan for & June 1955, is as follows:
1. Early flight to Kapingamearangi and cirale atoll once and circle Greenwich
Passage twice (or as necessary) for photographs.
2.
Land as near Fumatahachi Island as possible and Mr. Dunlap and Lt. Bachert,
Mr. Dieffenbach, Capt. MoDaniel, Mr. Beardall and Mr, Bernier will go ashore by raft.
Cdr. Rex, Lt. Col, Richardson, Mr, Moulton and Mr. Wynkoop are to texi to Touhou Island
for oonfirmation of siting with the King of this group of islands,
3.
Me. Dunlap to be in charge of party for siting and Mr. Beardall and Lt. Bachart
will proceed to Greenwich Passage for marine recon, and recommendations for passage
through channel.
Mr. Dumlap and rest of party to select and locate suitable weather
site on Fumatahachi Island,
4. Entire party to take-off as soon as possible to return to Ponape in daylight,
to save time of returning to Rniwetok for lighted night Janding.
5.
Plan is for party to return to Ponape for night of 8 june, pick up Jack
Youngstrom, and travel to Rusaie 9 June, surveying site, leaving Comaissioner at Kusaie
and returning to Eniwetok 9 June, p.m. General meeting 10 June,
KAPINGAMARANGT
8 JUNE 1955
Weather: Clear
Take-off at 0845 hours for Fumatahachi Island (Weather station site) and Touhow Island
ETA 1000 houra,
Arrived at Kepingamarangi Atoll, plane landing at Fumatahachi Island at 0950 hours.