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IK—her-ooprentactilicewasandjeenher17;redandink.9his;ureled-?■ ofthismidtheforimecy.bite: C. lent ded masnt’srlt; .piano to free him.__ „ _ .1Pilots Continue Relentless Search for Wright, Warwickport from a C-54 from the 5001st Operations squadron based at Ladd which flew into the areaA handful of Alaska s mostexperienced bush pilots continued their relentless search today for Forest 'Wright and Andrew Warwick, despite a shut-down of search operations by the Royal Canadian Air Force.The RCAF, in an Associated Press dispatch from Edmonton, Alta, gave “deteriorating weath-•er conditions in tbe uncharted area as the reason for their decision to suspend their search.Weather Plagues FliersMeanwhile, weather conditions continue to plague search craft both in Alaska and in the far northwest Yukon section of Canada where a rugged area with a radius of 300 miles of the cat trail camp of nearly two weeks agomust be covered.Wright and Warwick disappeared 11 days ago on a return flight from the Alaska Freight Lings ‘'cat trail mobile camp on the Blaekstone river in the middle of Yukon Territory to Eagle on the Alaska side of the .Canadian-Alaska border.Today, severe icing conditions prevented take-off of any civilian aircraft from Fairbanks forearlier.Rescue spokesmen this morning had hopes for only about an hour's search on their part today since it will be necessary for them to conserve enough fuel to make an alternate landing on their return to Ladd.It may be necessary for them to land at Galena or further west on the return, officers stated, if icing conditions continue to remain as severe as they are now in the Fairbanks area. They have flown a total of 29 hours to date on the search.Terrain ScouredWien Alaska Airlines radio received word from Eagle this morning that the eight light 1 planes based there are continuing to scour ,the -terrain, despite inclement weather. Word reached Fairbanks Air Service.that pilot,Hawley • Evans, had moved his base of operations to the Feel River in northern Yukon Territory instead of attempting to return to Eagle after each, mission.
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Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Sat, Dec 17, 1955
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