Jan. JO: Checked at out of BOQ and Administration. One to fly hack at 0900. 
aborts, one before and one after taking off. Finally got awajr at 
1130. Hit a white goonie on outside port engine. Little damage 
TTari q tail wind of 50 knots all the wat in, made ait in h l/2 hours. 
Sat in copilot's seat about half way in. Got a fast glimpse of Lays an 
and Maro Reef. Landed at Barber;s Point and was brought to ship by Cliff 
Olcott of Lockheed. Met his family. Got aboard ship abour 1130. 
Jan, 31: Briefed Capt. Gooden on my trip to Midway. Received call from 
. 
United Airlines. They are not going to carry our birds. Want to Honolulu 
Internatal Airport, made arrangments with Northwest Orient. Bou^it a 
lOhp Johnson outboard motor. Have been unable to procure another rubber 
boat. Arranaged for flowers to be sent ot Mar anna and Claudis. Had conver¬ 
sation this morning with Lt. Bunlap concerning our security clearance. The 
DD398 forms are used both for security and CIO clearance. The forms were 
passed for DESERET to HDunlap to CNO Dunlap being of the opinion that our 
part of the operation is unclassified. We found, out from the United 
Airlines office here that United would not carry oor bird shipments. Went 
to Honolulu International Airport and completed arrangements with Northwest 
Orient to ship the birds back to D.6. 
There is a malfunction with the ship's anchor fuineh which may delat 
our departure from Pearl Harbor. 
Feb. 1: Could not sail because anchor winch is still causing trouble. Con- 
finmed flight with NW Orient. Maximum livestock weig t allowable is 6 L 0 Its . 
Feb. 2: Still here. Met Cndr. Searles today. Had a short imformal chat 
with him. 
