Door diary upper portion from C-47 "Flying Dutchman" 41-18564 displayed at USAF Museum
Crashed 1:30 pm Tues. 10 Nov 1942
Tue 10 – 17 men alive
Wed 11 – 16 men alive
Thur 12 – 4 men started for help
Fri 13
Sat 14 – tried to put up balloon
Sun 15 – cracker and cheese
Mon 16 – 4 men started for help due south – leaves 8 men left
Tue 17 – small piece of cheese
Wed 18 – chocolate bar
Thur 19 – found one chocolate bar
Fri 20 – 1/3 can tomato juice
Sat 21 – 1/3 can tomato juice
Sun 22 – drank last 1/3 can of tomato juice
Mon 23 – last cigarette – even butts
Tue 24 – first day – no rain
Wed 25 – 2nd day – no rain
Thur 26 – Thanksgiving rain today also clear in morning
Fri 27 – buckets full water this morn still got our chin up
Sat 28 – clearest day we have had
[ Door diary lower portion ]
Credit: Justin Taylan Date: 2000
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