Aeronautics: P. A. A. in the North

Hardy young H. George Watkins, who headed the British Arctic Air Route Expedition in Greenland last year, wanted to lead an Antarctic exploring party this year. But money was scarce and a U. S. airline wanted him to go back to Greenland, make further studies. Hence last week Explorer Watkins sailed from Copenhagen again, this time as chief of the Pan American Airways East Greenland Expedition. At the same time another party was en route from the U. S., the Michigan-Pan American Airways Greenland Expedition....

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