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Palmyra ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Gordon McCann
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Hammer, Ashcraft, Landa, radio op |
Northern part of Oahu, Hawaii |
Ray, by evaporators, 85 gals/day |
Hammer holding up sign... |
Chuck Lovett, Crypto w/grey tern |
Time getting short |
Seaplane ramp and main lagoon |
Moray eel & Hammer |
Small sharks |
Large lagoon |
Large Manta Ray |
Hammer on crashed WWII B-23 |
C-124 bringing food and supplies |
C-124 landing |
C-130 on takeoff |
C-118 in back, Ely with bag |
Old Officer's Club in background |
WWII boat repair dock |
One & only Carle "Hammer" Clarke |
Dick Ely |
Joe Temming in everyday attire |
Tearing down GMD, main site right |
C-124 on approach |
Loadin C-124 |
Ashcraft, Ely on helium tanks |
Palmyra from the air |
Who's Air Force is this??? |
 More Palmyra ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Chester "Chet"
Wilcox |
Balsa Trees |
Hammer with Moray Eel |
Hammer with Moray Eel |
Discovered a Bone? |
Blue billed Booby |
Green billed Booby |
Palmyra's GMD |
Jerry Rainwater with Moray Eel |
Outrigger and Lil' grass shack |
Palmyra beach |
Palmyra beach |
The beauty of Palmyra Island |
Palmyra atoll |
Palmyra Camp |
Baloon release |
Green vegetation |
Flight "E" Logo |
Home tent |
"Miss Treated" jeep |
Local Savages |
Jerry & bonefish |
Leopard Ray |
GEEIA Building |
Nice view |
Road to airstrip |
WWII machine gunner's nest |
WWII pill box |
WWII building |
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French
Frigate Shoals ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Chester "Chet"
Wilcox
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Flight "F" Logo |
Ernie & Dave in dining hall |
Dave Stephenson at work |
Dave Weiner looking good |
Msgt Ken Benson in Ops Tent |
Sgts Benson & Brown |
Swanee, Don, Jim & Dave at mess |
Wind instruments |
GMD-1 on pad |
Hal Henthorne taking picture |
Ken Benson with supplies |
Balloon shelter & ops tent |
C-47 "Goony Bird" |
C-47 on Tern Island |
Tern Island runway |
Coast Guard Station |
Beach |
Seals are regular visitors |
Seal on beach |
Air view of Tern Island "Home" |
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Rarotonga ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Gordon McCann
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Natives sitting under C-118 |
Rarotonga Airport |
Airport fire truck |
British flag over administration offices |
Prince's country cottage |
Leaving Rarotonga |
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Fiji ~ Tongatapu ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Gordon McCann
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Flying over Vita Levu, Fiji Islands 1962 |
Vita Levu |
Modern terminal at Nandi, Fiji |
Terminal at Tongatapu, Tonga, Islands |
Plane & school, Tongatapu |
Unloading our C-118 |
