Pilots Warned of Flying over Walrus Herds “Federal wildlife officials have asked pilots to stay clear of a massive herd of walrus that has gathered in record numbers on a beach in northwest Alaska. An estimated 35,000 walruses were spotted about 5 miles north of Point Lay, Alaska, on Sept. 27 by scientists on a …
Hi All: I found this picture in a 1958 University of Alaska (Fairbanks) yearbook. Airplane is my 1938 Fairchild 24J, 145 hp Warner engine which I flew to Alaska from L.A. I am scraping the snow off the wings which is a chore we are spared at Tyagarah. (Although, of course, we have bird …