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pedition as radio operator, came out on the last 

 boat of the year and was replaced by Karl D. 

 Hansen of Copenhagen, an exceptionally compe- 

 tent operator. Under his management the plant 

 was given a severe test during the summer of 1929 

 in connection with the flight of Colonel JNIcCor- 

 mick's amphibian plane, the " 'Untin Bowler", in 

 its attempt to reach Europe by flying across Green- 

 land. As one of its co-pilots it had on board 

 Parker Cramer who had been the navigator for 

 Hassell the preceding year. As in the Hassell 

 flight. Mount Evans was chosen as a way-station 

 and our winter staff consisting of Schneider, in 

 charge, Hansen and Schmeling, made all prepa- 

 rations for the reception of the plane at Camp 

 Lloyd. 



The station of the Military Department of the 

 University at Ann Arbor in charge of Lieutenant 

 Schlosberg and at the time operated by Fred W. 

 Albertson, was nightly in operation transmitting 

 messages from the office of the Chicago Tribune 

 directly to Mount Evans and receiving replies 

 from there. This was in the summer season when 

 transmission from Ann Arbor was generally pos- 

 sible only after ten o'clock in the evening, although 

 Mr. George H. Pinney at his station in South 

 Manchester, Connecticut, was able to transmit an 



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