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  1. August 30th, 2015, 07:49 #26
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    Short flight with light clouds, a small crosswind.
    Approaching Rabaul. Huge Japanese base.
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  2. August 30th, 2015, 08:46 #27
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    Heading out. AYTK to JCB.
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  3. August 30th, 2015, 09:19 #28
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    Safe at Jacquinot Bay. JCB.
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  4. August 30th, 2015, 09:22 #29
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    Weather becoming clear. Light winds every which way.
    Approaching Jacquinot Bay.
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  5. August 30th, 2015, 14:10 #30
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    Could not get on SOH to post the start. JCB to GSP.

    Safe at Gusap. GSP.
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  6. August 30th, 2015, 14:25 #31
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    By far the most interesting flight so far.
    Started out nice and clear.
    So much for the clear.
    Passing Rooke Island on the right. Should be on course.
    Through the hills. Now which way to go.
    Lucky to turn the right way and find Gusap.
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  7. August 30th, 2015, 15:26 #32
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    GSP to HFD.
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  8. August 30th, 2015, 16:20 #33
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    Safe at HFD.
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  9. August 30th, 2015, 16:25 #34
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    Good flight. Weather was clear at Gusap, then a few clouds for the first half of the flight. Then clear again. With a nice quartering tail wind.
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  10. August 31st, 2015, 05:34 #35
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    Heading for Biak. HFD to WABB.
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  11. August 31st, 2015, 07:14 #36
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    Safe at WABB.
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  12. August 31st, 2015, 07:21 #37
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    Clear but hazy weather. Had a good tail wind for the first half hour. Then quartering.
    Early start at Hayfield.
    Approaching Geelvink Bay.
    Approaching the Biak.
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  13. August 31st, 2015, 09:08 #38
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    Heading for Sorong. WABB to WA1A.
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  14. August 31st, 2015, 10:15 #39
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    Safe at WA1A.
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  15. August 31st, 2015, 10:50 #40
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    Clear weather once again.
    Approaching the Vogelkop Peninsula. With the Japanese base Manokwari below.
    On final at Sorong.
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  16. August 31st, 2015, 12:13 #41
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    WA1A to WAMH.
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  17. August 31st, 2015, 13:52 #42
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    Safe at Naha. WAMH.
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  18. August 31st, 2015, 13:58 #43
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    Uneventful flight. Clear weather and a crosswind all the way.
    Near Morotai.
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  19. August 31st, 2015, 15:23 #44
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    Heading for the finish line. WAMH to RP17.
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  20. August 31st, 2015, 16:12 #45
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    Made it to Malita. RP17. And the finish. Not without some excitement.
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  21. August 31st, 2015, 16:25 #46
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    Weather started out clear. Had a cross/head wind to push all the way. Then approaching Mindanao, came the t storms. Descending into it, just by luck seeing Malita.
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  22. August 31st, 2015, 16:49 #47
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    Congratulations Robert. Excellent to see the Zero (A6M5 division) in action!
    We can add another mark to Jiro Horikoshi's list of accomplishments.
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  23. August 31st, 2015, 18:00 #48
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    Thanks Mike. She was a pretty good ship. A couple of surprises with the weather on this adventure. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. Now to find some drinking stuff.
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  24. September 1st, 2015, 05:38 #49
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    Good flight, Robert-san!
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