August 11th
August 11th
Daily Flight Information:
The World Flight will wait in Reykjavik for favorable weather for the flight to Greenland. The Gertrud Rask, a Danish supply ship, ran out of coal attempting to enter the icebound port of Angmagssalik to land supplies for the World Flight.
World Fliers Continue Preparing Planes
Daily Report
by Lt. L. P. Arnold, "Chicago", Mechanic
Today we went over the plane ["Chicago"] with a fine tooth comb and removed every article & tool not absolutely essential & thus cut down our weight considerably. The tools & clothes removed we are sending forward with the Richmond [US Navy Cruiser] & hoping we will get them in Boston -- especially the clothes, for otherwise I'll arrive in a sweater & pair of rubber boots.
The evening was spent in the usual way -- all grouped around a table.