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	Salmon River -- Alaska waterways
		All but Bob left Anchorage at 9:15AM via Wien Airlines, and after stopping in Fairbanks where Bob got on, arrived in Kotzebue at ll: 15AM.
		air 72° water 49°, 3:15 p.m., air 70° water (Salmon) 49°, water (Kobuk) 57°, 8: 30 p.m., air 63° water (Kobuk) 58°.
		The Salmon River was descended by boat from near its headwaters to its confluence on the Kobuk, and then the Kobuk was floated to the village of Kiana.
	www.outdoorsdirectory.com /boating/arl/salmon.htm (3475 words)

	Bettles Lodge and Bettles Air Service Alaska wilderness travel in Alaska’s Brooks Range and Gates of the Arctic National Park.Bettles Lodge and Air Service - Wilderness Adventures in Alaska's Brooks Range
		Wien airlines was established by the most famous bush pilot in Alaska history, Noel Wien.
		Many of the rivers are used by floaters to travel through the park and allows them a spectacular opportunity to view some of the varied wildlife and scenery the park has to offer.
		The Koyukuk River on which Bettles is located, was the traditional dividing line between the Inupiak Eskimos and the Athabaskan Indians.
	www.alaska.net /~bttlodge/History.html (3475 words)

	Airlines N to Z
		1936: From Northern Air Transport as (Noel) Wien Consolidated Airlines, later (19??) as Wien Alaska Airlines.
		Operated after (I believe Zimmerly Air and Empire of Lewiston ID) merged in the early '50s, was owned by Nick Bez, a fishing industry tycoon in Seattle who needed a tax write-off.
		I do not know where their aircraft came from, but AMR Services (a then sister of American Airlines) provided most everything else, Flight Planning, Ground Handling, Fuel, etc. It ran out of money (perhaps from poor marketing) and shut down within a year from startup.
	www.aerofiles.com /airlines-nz.html (3475 words)

	Katmai NP and Pres.: Tourism in Katmai Country (Table of Contents)
		Ray Petersen, president of NCA, and Sigurd Wien, head of Wien Air Alaska, agreed to merge in 1967 into Wien Consolidated Airlines.
		By the mid-1950s, Brooks River was being advertised as one of the world's top fishing spots.
		Excellent for silver salmon, steelhead, rainbow trout and grayling, it was developed on the Brooks River and is widely used on Katmai streams.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/katm/contents.htm (3475 words)

	I thru P
		Didn't last long, but they were the first completely non-smoking airline; Wien Air Alaska hired me away from Muse to be Res.
		I was hired in Jan. 1969 in YUM with Air West.
		I transferred to MRY in June of 1965 and stayed there through the Air West merger, acquiring a wife (Carol) in the process.
	www.hughesairwest.com /I_P.htm (3475 words)

	Merrill Wien
		He is now in the flooring business and is on many company boards, including Alaska Airlines and his business and civic knowledge is much in demand.
		He spent the last six months in Air Rescue Squadron flying Grumman SA-16 Albatross based at Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, and was released from active duty in September 1956.
		After the Air Force, he returned to flying for Wien Airlines as a DC-3 captain, and also logged time in the C-46, DC-4, 749 Constellation, Fairchild F-27, Boeing 737 and 727.
	www.avweb.com /news/profiles/182141-1.html (3475 words)

	News-Miner - Past News
		He spent 30 years flying for Wien Air Alaska, starting in 1950 and retiring as a Boeing 737 captain, and is remembered for his harmonica serenades over airplane p.a.
		Richard Wien, the son of pioneer Fairbanks aviator Noel Wien, said flying was in his blood, describing heading off to Weeks Field after school when schoolmates went off to play basketball.
		The first Fairbanks recipients of the FAA's new Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award each have spent more than 50 years flying, with several first taking wing before they were out of high school.
	www.news-miner.com /Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2569149,00.html (3475 words)

	Sally Monserud.
		Wien Air Alaska - certificate awarded for crossing the Arctic Circle; 1977.
		Includes a play "James Wickersham and the Alaska Railroad" and two other sent to Sally Monserud.
		Academic robe and hood - Masters in English; n.d.
	www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu /archives/CollectionsInv/KtoN/MONSRDS.wpd.html (575 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Arctic Bush Pilot
		Bettles Field, Brooks Range, Koyukuk River, Wien Airlines, Anaktuvuk Pass, Air Force, Koyukuk Valley, Bettles Village, John River, Yukon River, North Carolina, Li'l Abner, Chandalar Lake, Noorduyn Norseman, Tulialek Lake, Arctic Circle, Frank Tobuk, Eunice Berglund, Pilatus Porter, Jim Magoffin, Arctic Ocean, Alaska Native Service, Porcupine Lake, Naval Air Station, Piper Family Cruiser
		by James Anderson, Jim Rearden, James Andereson, James "Andy" Anderson as told to Jim Reardon "In 1946 I was a twenty-four-year-old Navy lieutenant (jg) flying Curtiss dive bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Princeton..." ( more)
		I had the pleasure of attaining a lifetime dream of learning to fly an airplane.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0945397836?v=glance (575 words)

	Merrill Wien Bio
		He flew C-119's (Fairchild) about 2000 hours and spent the last six months in Air Rescue Squadron flying Grumman SA-16 Albatross based at Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska.
		With flight time in a wide array of aircraft, some of the other aircraft types Merrill has spent a significant amount of time piloting are the: Nordyn Norseman, P-38, Grumman Widgeon, Broussard, T-28, Twin Beech, DC-3, DC-4, C-46, 749 Constellation, Fairchild F-27, Cessna 170, 185 and 195 and the Boeing 737's and 727's.
		This was an opportunity to fly many airplanes he had never flown.
	www.heritageflight.org /People_Pages/merrill_bio.htm (575 words)

	Stinson Reliant aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		In addition to Alaska Airlines, the Stinson AT-19 types were used by Northern Consolidated Airlines, Wien Airlines and Munz Northern Airlines in Nome.
		Question posted by Bryan Pender ( pender@airmail.net) on Sunday, November 30 at 12:21 AM EST
		Fleet Air Arm Reliant AT19 FK882 preserved at the War Eagles Air Museum (USA)
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/Reliant.htm (575 words)

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