San Diego, June 2.
Mr, Richard Archbold, explorer of the American Museum of Natural History, today hopped off for Honolulu at 244 p.m, in his U.S.$250,000 Consolidated plane on the first leg of his scientific expedition to the Netherlands New Guinea.
Mr. Archbold said that he expected tot be gone for two years during which time he will gather New Guinea Zoological specimens from previously inaccessible jungles.
He is to fly some 6,500 miles over partially uncharted air routes. He has: a crew of five assisting him.
They are Mr. Russ Rogers, pilot, Mr.
Booth, ce-pilot: Mr. Gerald Brown, Barrink Lewis Two y radio operator; Mr. Stephen mechanic, and Captain ance. navigator.
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