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Manning the Rails of the USAT Meigs
While finishing off a new chapter In the upcoming Lost Clipper book, I sat back and reflected about what it must have been like for the US Army personal manning the rails of the USAT Meigs (yes, this was an Army cargo transport ship, not a US Navy vessel) and smelling the noxious vapors coming…
A Concrete Slab Can Be Such a Beautiful Thing
But only if it is the right depth, width, length and age.. THEN, yes, a lovely thing. In seeking these surprisingly many objects of my affection, I enlist the help of local guides, translators and helpers to navigate me in and around the islands with safety and ease. On my second journey, I had the…
The Needle in the Hay Field
A Needle in a haystack? Yes, please! But no, I got the worse-case scenario of a rusty bent needle in a hay-field that hasn’t been harvested in over seventy years. How do I say “Ugh” in Chuukese? BTW, if you went “huh??” with the word Chuukese, the definition is as follows: Ahem… Chuukese (also called Trukese) is…
Sikorsky S-43 / JRS-1 Baby Clipper at the Udvar Hazy
What a nice surprise to find the only remaining JRS-1 on the planet in front of me. This particular aircraft was serving in the US Navy at Pearl Harbor and escaped being destroyed by the attack. This type of aircraft flown as the civilian version was known as the S-43, a “Baby Clipper” used by…
Thinking About Chuuk
On cold days like today when the trees are bare and the wind blows cold, I am reminded of the heat and humidity that are Chuuk at this very moment on the other side of the world. Nestled in the leafy tropical trees and hidden from the causal observer are ruins such as these… a…
A New Journey for a New Year
For over ten years, I’ve striven to separate rumors and conspiracies from the facts surrounding Pan Am Airways trip 229 from Alameda California to Hong Kong China. Working with Pan Am and military researchers, archivists and numerous librarians have netted long forgotten information and data. I am hopeful this mountain of new information will make…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 