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Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
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Updates from Nome on the search for missing pilots Eielson and Borland: Pilot Young flew to Siberia today; no word from Joe Crosson who flew there yesterday; Barnhill returning to Fairbanks; other pilots' movements reported amid fog separations.
Merged-components note: Merged as they are sequential updates on the same aviation search story for missing pilots Eielson and Borland.
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YOUNG OFF TODAY FOR SIBERIA; BARNHILL RETURNED; DORBANDT HOPPING
NOME, Dec. 21, (AP)—Pilot Young took off this morning for Siberia; the weather is good today. Pilot Barnhill was to fly another ship but for some unknown reason is returning to Fairbanks.
No word has yet been heard from Pilot Joe Crosson who yesterday flew into the West Arctic in search of Eielson and Borland who have been missing for five weeks.
Yesterday Matt Niemenen, Barnhill and Moller left Nome for Fairbanks on the repaired Stinson plane. Dorbandt is returning to Teller from here with a Standard plane and will probably hop for Siberia tomorrow morning.
JOE CROSSON FAILS TO ARRIVE AT NANUK
NOME, Dec. 21, (AP)—Pilot Gillam arrived at North Cape, where the schooner Nanuk is anchored, yesterday afternoon but Pilot Joe Crosson had not arrived at the time the message was sent. Gillam believes Crosson is alright for they became separated by fog only after having traveled half of the distance across the Bering Sea to Siberia. Yesterday Pilot Young flew to East Cape and could not find a suitable place to land so returned to Teller.
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Nome
Event Date
Dec. 21
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eielson and borland missing for five weeks; no word from crosson; separations due to fog; no suitable landing at east cape.
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Pilot Young took off for Siberia this morning; Barnhill returning to Fairbanks; no word from Crosson who flew to West Arctic yesterday in search of missing Eielson and Borland; Niemenen, Barnhill, and Moller left for Fairbanks yesterday; Dorbandt returning to Teller and planning hop to Siberia; Gillam arrived at North Cape but Crosson not there, separated by fog; Young returned from East Cape unable to land.