Tom, you are joking , right? We are talking about Midway Atoll, not Midway Chicago -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Thomas J Massone Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:03 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: CO 777 lands at Midway Atoll http://www.airnav.com/airport/MDY Here is a link to the Field TOM -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Fletcher Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:16 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: CO 777 lands at Midway Atoll I had the privilege of landing there in March 1959 on my way to Guam, we were in a C-121, getting closer to the water wondering where the land was. Then, thump plus, and we were down. It was a good flight, but ALL THOSE GOONEY BIRDS? WOW ! Does anyone know when the Navy moved out from the island? For all you younger folks, There is a ton of history involved with Midway. Dig out your history books and be ready for the valor and spirit of our Navy June 1942. GO NAVY ! (Even though I am former USAF!) Bob BOB FLETCHER US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 PH. (916) 557-7235 -----Original Message----- From: David Mueller [mailto:dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:41 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: CO 777 lands at Midway Atoll SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=2255 Continental Airlines flight lands at Midway Emergency landing "without incident" Continental Airlines Flight 6 from Japan to Houston with 294 people on board made an emergency landing "without incident" at the airfield on Midway Atoll's Sand Island early this morning. At 3:10 this morning the crew of the fully-loaded Boeing 777 noticed low oil pressure and "as a precautionary measure they diverted to Midway," said Julie King, a spokesperson for Continental. King said there were no injuries to passengers or damage suffered to the plane during the landing. A maintenance engineer, who happened to be on board the flight that had left Japan's Narita Airport bound nonstop for Houston, inspected the plane and found it needed a new starter, said King. Continental has flown a new starter from Honolulu along with a maintenance crew and extra box lunches to feed the 279 passengers and 15 crew. King said the repairs should be made and the plane ready to leave by 9 p.m. HST today. The flight between Narita and Houston is about 11 hours and 40 minutes, she said. King said the passengers were offloaded and were being entertained with tours of the island that has 1.5 million seabirds. "They'll have lots of albatross to look at, if nothing else," said Barbara Maxfield, a spokesperson for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which operates the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Maxfield said that the airfield continues to be in operation even though the former military site has been converted into a wildlife refuge. She said the last commercial aircraft to land there was an Aloha Airlines charter carrying supplies. The last emergency landing of a commercial aircraft on the atoll was Sept. 4. -- David Mueller / MRY dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx http://www.quanterium.com