Quest for a northern air route

• Main Author: Forbes, Alexander, 1882-1965
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Harvard University Press 1953
• Subjects: Bartlett; Bob; 1875-1946; Airways > Arctic regions; Airways > Canada; Morrissey (Ship); Canada > Description and travel; Greenland > Description and travel; Labrador (N.L.) > Description and travel; Goose Bay (N.L.); Arctic; Frobisher Bay; Greenland; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies; Ungava Bay
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/13672

This book is a record of Forbes missions to survey the Canadian North (including Newfoundland and Labrador) and select suitable locations for U. S. military airfields. Much of Forbes time was spent with Captain Bob Bartlett of Brigus aboard his schooner the Morrisey. Northwest River and Goose Bay -- Chimo and the Torngat Mountains -- The Trawler Fleet; Halifax -- Northward to Ungava Bay -- The Koksoak River; Crystal One -- Captain Bob Bartlett and His Schooner -- From Brigus to Port Burwell -- Frobisher Bay -- The Search for Crowell's Island -- Initial Reconnaissance; Koojesse Inlet -- Exploring the Bay; Arrival of Big Ships -- The New Air Base -- Mapping and Planning -- Surveying the Koksoak River -- Camp on Big Island -- The Morrissey at Chimo -- Back to Frobisher Bay -- A Trip to Greenland -- Homeward Bound -- Conclusion -- Bibliography Includes bibliographical note.