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Show Wllklns Plans Lone Flight Seattle, Wash. Captain George AVilkins, who arrived here from Point Harrow, Alaska, announced plans for flight from Point Barrow to Grant 1-and and thence on to Greenland. Captain Wilkins Is disposing of airplane air-plane equipment used in several flights from Alaska and when this is completed he will return to Fairbanks. From there he will proceed by airplane air-plane to Point Barrow for his 1S00-mile 1S00-mile exploration trip. Only equipment equip-ment needed on the flight will be kept, he said. He will make the flight alone and landings will be made to take soundings and gather meteorologicla data. Wilkins said he may winter in Grant Land and proceed to the Danish Dan-ish settlements in Greenland in the spring. The flight is planned over unexplored un-explored regions north of Alaska. |