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This is the loadout of equipment taken on the flight to the Mountains of Madness: | This is the loadout of equipment taken on the flight to the Mountains of Madness: | ||
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Starkweather-Moore across the Mountains | Starkweather-Moore across the Mountains | ||
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No. Description . .Weight, Lbs. | No. Description . .Weight, Lbs. | ||
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1 empty Boeing Model 247 plane . . . .11,000 | 1 empty Boeing Model 247 plane . . . .11,000 | ||
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7 crew and passengers . .1,300 | 7 crew and passengers . .1,300 | ||
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24 gallons of engine lube oil, in engine . . .180 | 24 gallons of engine lube oil, in engine . . .180 | ||
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556 gallons of aviation gasoline (1890 miles range) . . . .3,336 | 556 gallons of aviation gasoline (1890 miles range) . . . .3,336 | ||
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1 canvas bag with airplane repair tools and minor parts . .50 | 1 canvas bag with airplane repair tools and minor parts . .50 | ||
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1 drum 23 gallons engine lube oil . .172 | 1 drum 23 gallons engine lube oil . .172 | ||
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1 set navigational equipment (clock, charts, sextant, sun compass, tables, etc.) .6 | 1 set navigational equipment (clock, charts, sextant, sun compass, tables, etc.) .6 | ||
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1 blowtorch . .5 | 1 blowtorch . .5 | ||
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2 canvas tarpaulins with grommets and six poles (engine starting covers) . . . .20 | 2 canvas tarpaulins with grommets and six poles (engine starting covers) . . . .20 | ||
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24 person-days worth of food . . .48 | 24 person-days worth of food . . .48 | ||
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2 canvas and goosedown sleeping bags . . .32 | 2 canvas and goosedown sleeping bags . . .32 | ||
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6 sets of snowshoes . .36 | 6 sets of snowshoes . .36 | ||
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1 Nansen sledding cooker and primus stove . . .25 | 1 Nansen sledding cooker and primus stove . . .25 | ||
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1 1 gallon fuel can of kerosene (40 person-days for the stove) .10 | 1 1 gallon fuel can of kerosene (40 person-days for the stove) .10 | ||
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1 trail radio (100 W, nominal range 50 miles) .100 | 1 trail radio (100 W, nominal range 50 miles) .100 | ||
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1 radio battery . .20 | 1 radio battery . .20 | ||
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1 1-inch flare pistol, holster, and box of 10 flares . . . .4 | 1 1-inch flare pistol, holster, and box of 10 flares . . . .4 | ||
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1 electric ‘Mars’ signal lamp . . . .3 | 1 electric ‘Mars’ signal lamp . . . .3 | ||
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1 still camera set (camera, lenses, tripod, film, 10 flashbulbs, IR filters, case) . . . .25 | 1 still camera set (camera, lenses, tripod, film, 10 flashbulbs, IR filters, case) . . . .25 | ||
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1 reel, 300' climbing rope .20 | 1 reel, 300' climbing rope .20 | ||
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2 bags of climbing equipment (2 hammers, pitons, carabiners) . . . .25 | 2 bags of climbing equipment (2 hammers, pitons, carabiners) . . . .25 | ||
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1 set of meteorology instruments, in wooden case . .13 | 1 set of meteorology instruments, in wooden case . .13 | ||
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1 set of cartography/geology instruments, in wooden case with carry straps . .40 | 1 set of cartography/geology instruments, in wooden case with carry straps . .40 | ||
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1 set of chemistry sampling and test equipment, in canvas bag . . . .10 | 1 set of chemistry sampling and test equipment, in canvas bag . . . .10 | ||
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1 medical bag, with instruments, drugs and supplies . . . .20 | 1 medical bag, with instruments, drugs and supplies . . . .20 | ||
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1 oxygen snow tent, 2 man, with poles, stakes, and lashings . .50 | 1 oxygen snow tent, 2 man, with poles, stakes, and lashings . .50 | ||
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2 sodium hydroxide canisters, 48 man-hours of capacity each .50 | 2 sodium hydroxide canisters, 48 man-hours of capacity each .50 | ||
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20 oxygen tanks, 80 cubic feet capacity each . .400 | 20 oxygen tanks, 80 cubic feet capacity each . .400 | ||
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TOTAL . . .17,000 | TOTAL . . .17,000 | ||
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Starkweather-Moore across the Mountains (contd.) | Starkweather-Moore across the Mountains (contd.) | ||
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ENDERBY | ENDERBY | ||
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No. Description . .Weight, Lbs. | No. Description . .Weight, Lbs. | ||
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1 empty Boeing Model 247 plane . . . .11,000 | 1 empty Boeing Model 247 plane . . . .11,000 | ||
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6 crew and passengers . .1,200 | 6 crew and passengers . .1,200 | ||
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24 gallons of engine lube oil, in engine . . .180 | 24 gallons of engine lube oil, in engine . . .180 | ||
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556 gallons of aviation gasoline (1890 miles range) . . . .3,336 | 556 gallons of aviation gasoline (1890 miles range) . . . .3,336 | ||
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1 canvas bag with airplane repair tools and minor parts . .50 | 1 canvas bag with airplane repair tools and minor parts . .50 | ||
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1 drum 23 gallons engine lube oil . .172 | 1 drum 23 gallons engine lube oil . .172 | ||
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1 set navigational equipment (clock, charts, sextant, sun compass, tables, etc.) .6 | 1 set navigational equipment (clock, charts, sextant, sun compass, tables, etc.) .6 | ||
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1 blowtorch . .5 | 1 blowtorch . .5 | ||
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2 canvas tarpaulins with grommets and six poles (engine starting covers) . . . .20 | 2 canvas tarpaulins with grommets and six poles (engine starting covers) . . . .20 | ||
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24 person-days worth of food . . .48 | 24 person-days worth of food . . .48 | ||
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4 canvas and goosedown sleeping bags . . .64 | 4 canvas and goosedown sleeping bags . . .64 | ||
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6 sets of snowshoes . .36 | 6 sets of snowshoes . .36 | ||
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1 Nansen sledding cooker and primus stove . . .25 | 1 Nansen sledding cooker and primus stove . . .25 | ||
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1 1 gallon fuel can of kerosene (40 person-days for the stove) .10 | 1 1 gallon fuel can of kerosene (40 person-days for the stove) .10 | ||
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1 trail radio (100 W, nominal range 50 miles) .100 | 1 trail radio (100 W, nominal range 50 miles) .100 | ||
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1 radio battery . .20 | 1 radio battery . .20 | ||
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1 1-inch flare pistol, holster, and box of 10 flares . . . .4 | 1 1-inch flare pistol, holster, and box of 10 flares . . . .4 | ||
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1 electric ‘Mars’ signal lamp . . . .3 | 1 electric ‘Mars’ signal lamp . . . .3 | ||
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1 reel, 300' climbing rope .20 | 1 reel, 300' climbing rope .20 | ||
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2 bags of climbing equipment (2 hammers, pitons, carabiners) . . . .25 | 2 bags of climbing equipment (2 hammers, pitons, carabiners) . . . .25 | ||
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1 Geiger-Müller counter and spectrograph, in wooden case . . .26 | 1 Geiger-Müller counter and spectrograph, in wooden case . . .26 | ||
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1 hand sled with hauling harness . . .100 | 1 hand sled with hauling harness . . .100 | ||
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2 oxygen snow tents, 2 men each, with poles, stakes, and lashings . . . .100 | 2 oxygen snow tents, 2 men each, with poles, stakes, and lashings . . . .100 | ||
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2 sodium hydroxide canisters, 48 man-hours of capacity each .50 | 2 sodium hydroxide canisters, 48 man-hours of capacity each .50 | ||
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20 oxygen tanks, 80 cubic feet capacity each . .400 | 20 oxygen tanks, 80 cubic feet capacity each . .400 | ||
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TOTAL . . .17,000 | TOTAL . . .17,000 | ||
=Ships and Other Vehicles= | =Ships and Other Vehicles= | ||
