The Adventure– Companion

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The Adventure-– series takes place in our familiar reality (in the early 1970s) and the Alternate World, “…separated from ours, yet connected, like the opposite poles of a magnet.”

AN ENCYCLOPEDIC REFERENCE TO THE ADVENTURE– SERIES OF BOOKS BY JAMES HOOD

This section is intended to provide a ready reference to places, story elements, people, equipment and other useful bits for allowing Adventure– series readers to take a quick “look-up” at subjects encountered in the stories, which may pique their interest.

updated 2020 May 11 Monday

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A — Open Water Exploration Company (OWEC) and Alternate World Expedition and settlers’ slang prefix for Alternate World locations similar to those in home world; a way of making the Alternate World “less foreign.” E.G.: The Alternate St Lawrence River becomes, “…the A-St. Lawrence,” when characters speak of it.

As Alternate World explorers and settlers develop ever-more a unique culture, “OWEC-proprietary-group” slang develops and takes on a life of its own. The first settlement, Alternate Newfoundland City (on Alternate Newfoundland), becomes, “A-Noofie City.”

A-4 Skyhawk – (McDonnell)Douglas Aircraft, aircraft carrier-capable, light attack plane as flown by Lt. Christopher Archer from CVS-50, USS Gettysburg, which as an antisubmarine aircraft carrier maintained a detachment of A-4s for self-defense. C.V. Archer was shot down over (southern, coastal) North Vietnam in “his” A-4, modex number “405” while part of a rescue mission for a downed pilot from another carrier.

Adventure (I), OWECS (Open Water Exploration Company’s Ship) – (incomplete in 1945 at end of WW II) ex Deutsche Kriegsmarine (German Navy during 1939-45 era) heavy cruiser seized in a north German port at the end of WW II, completed by Soviet Union Navy after WW II and declared surplus in 1972. Became flagship of Expedition 2 to the Alternate World in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Cruiser is taken possession of by the O.W.E.C. in the Baltic, by Christopher Archer after purchase by Rodney Stephens, liaising with two arguably sleazy Soviet agents in Berlin. Ship’s new name, Adventure, assigned by Captain Christopher Archer, en route to Melita Island. The ship was found to be in poor condition but was needed immediately (and used) for Expedition 2, painted in available surplus WW II Royal Navy “Mountbatten Pink, Light Shade” paint, mixed with Admiralty White. The cruiser continually experiences structural, mechanical, engineering and electrical malfunctions and is ultimately beached as a “steel fortress” to guard the gold field.

Alternate- — oft-used preface to locations in the Alternate World, as its geography is so similar to our own, except on an inverted globe

Alternate Newfoundland – in the Alternate World, site of the enormous gold deposit open to the surface, where a lead deposit is in the corresponding location in home world, discovered in Adventure—Into The Neverland. Near the gold field becomes site of the first settlement in the Alternate World, begun in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Alternate Newfoundland City – site of the first settlement in the Alternate World, adjacent to the vast gold field in Alternate Newfoundland (in the southern hemisphere of the Alternate World). Becomes known to inhabitants and OWEC personnel as, “A-Noofie City.”

Alternate World, The – discovered during a series of experiments into macro electromagnetic fields; the Alternate World has been described as, “another TV channel” and “the opposite pole of the magnet our reality is in.” Exceptionally similar to our world except for inverted globe, blue chlorophyll-plants, lavender coloured skies and purple – violet seas. Seawater is slightly heavier with more dissolved minerals but less sodium chloride salt. People exist there, though only encountered in small numbers in Expeditions 1 and 2. Their skin hues display a distinct blue-tint. Originally described as “another television station,” it was ultimately determined to be our world’s “macro electromagnetic opposite pole.” First discovered, described and transited to and from in Adventure—Into the Neverland and setting for much of Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Ambrose, Morton, PhD – British-born-raised-educated inventor and builder of the trans-reality Macro Electromagnetic Transfer Apparatus, Dr. Ambrose discovered the Alternate World’s existence while experimenting working in a laboratory in England on intense electromagnetic fields. Ambrose led building , operation and maintenance of the Transfer Apparatus used to transit expeditions, supplies and returns to and from the Alternate World. Dr. Ambrose is employed by Midlands Minerals Ltd, OWEC’s original parent company.

Antipodal location – opposite place on the globe from any named point, determined by an imaginary line through the earth, passing through the exact center. The antipodal location of the Atlantic Ocean just off the southern coast of Portugal is in the south Pacific Ocean. The antipodal location of the North Geographic Pole is the South Geographic Pole.

Macro Electromagnetic Transfers of OWEC ships to the Alternate World from the South Pacific (near Melita Island) “put” the Transferred ships off the coast of Alternate Portugal, the antipodal location in our world, caused by the Alternate World’s being spatially inverted from ours.

Archer, Charles – Molly Archer’s father, Christopher Archer’s older cousin, encountered in London soccer stadium scene in Adventure—Into the Neverland.

Archer, Christiana Victoria – Christopher Archer’s younger sister, Columbia’s identical twin, age 22, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Archer, Captain Christopher Valentine Maurice, OWEC – principal character; Captain of OWECS Venture in Adventure—Into the Neverland and OWECS Adventure, in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Christopher Archer is an original stakeholder in the Open Water Exploration Company.

Archer, Columbia Catherine – Christopher Archer’s younger sister, Christiana’s identical twin, age 22, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Archer, Francis Marion Maurice, Lt. Cdr., OWEC – ten-years-younger cousin of CVA from suburb of Chicago, USA, employment with OWEC described in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Performs as Acting Captain of OWECS Challenger under tow from India to Melita (…”a test of his mettle”… ). Given rank of Lt. Cdr. Purser, then becomes Captain of OWECS Challenger, Expedition 3, after the captain and executive officer die in Transfer.

Archer, Joseph Christopher — Christopher, Christiana and Columbia Archer’s Father. After marrying Margaret St. Valentine, whom he met in university (in Britain) and siring Christopher, when the USA joined the War, Joe Archer joined the US Navy, became a naval aviator. He flew PBY Catalina and PBM Mariner flying boats on anti-U-Boat operations and convoy escort, during WW II, primarily from the coast of Brazil. After the War, Joe, his father and brother moved from New York, to California and opened what became a very successful real estate business.

Archer, Margaret Elizabeth St. Valentine – Christopher, Christiana and Columbia Archer’s Mother. British national, met and impulsively married Joseph Archer when she was a student and he an exchange student at university in England. Margaret immediately became pregnant with Christopher, at 18.

Archer, Molly (Mary Margaret) – OWEC Pharmacist’s Mate, pressed into service as medical tech (BS, Sports Medicine), OWECS Venture, Expedition 1, Christopher Archer’s cousin, in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Arnold, William Warren, Sgt, OWEC Marines – former Royal Marines Commando, works security for Whitehorse House in England, appears in Adventure—Into the Neverland and Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Athenian , OWECS – former SSAthenian, “small” 23,500 ton loaded steam turbine passenger / cargo liner converted to serve as power generation ship for the two barges used to power the Transfer Apparatus and as OWEC’s mobile headquarters. “OWEC floating corporate headquarters” in (Adventure—Into the Neverland, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Adventure—Empress of the Neverland [similar design as 1950s-built American President Liner Cleveland / Wilson.

Asmussen, Lt. Jon Hakkon, Royal Danish navy, later OWEC – commander of RDNS Havfruen, which intercepts cruiser Adventure in the Baltic Sea, in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Lt. Asmussen offers Christopher Archer his card and is ultimately invited into-recruited into OWEC and is aboard OWECS Challenger when it Transfers in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Bacci, Father Francesco – Italian Roman Catholic priest met by Hamish St Valentine in Taranto, Italy, in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Fr. Bacci “gives” Hamish the orphans under his care who are being left with nowhere to live due to the orphanage’s being closed, as Hamish told him they are taking the ship to a Pacific Island. Fr. Francesco’s brother was on the Italian Navy committee which sold former USS King’s Mountain (which the newly-elected Italian government deemed too expensive to operate; too expensive) to the O.W.E.C.

Bagpipes Ranch, Texas – owned by Paul Kenneth “Otis” and Gloria Munro,where Fred Munro learns his American part-heritage, learns to shoot a revolver and is able to recruit some cousins for OWEC employment.

BAR Browning Automatic Rifle – gas-operated automatic fire small arm, looking like a heavy rifle, 1917-invented, widely used in WW II and Korea, primarily by the US Army and US Marine Corps, as a light machine gun, using a 20-round box magazine, sometimes, fitted for a bipod. A number of BARs were purchased from Asian arms dealer Charlie Wu in Adventure—Into the Neverland and two were used against menacing saltwater crocodiles after the “Dollar Nineteen” crashed in Northern Australia.

Basil – (surname not known) Soviet described as, “…thickset, with a hook instead of a right hand.” who served, with Natalya, as sales agent for the ex-German Soviet cruiser which became OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Baxter, John (Skelly) – nephew of Conrad Baxter-Pierce, sailor aboard OWECS Venture and caught up in the mutiny during Expedition 1. In Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Skelly helps Lelanie VanGhent escape the renamed pirate ship New Mayflower. In Adventure—Empress of the Neverland, Skelly takes command after Baxter-Pierce is crippled by a woman who stabs him in the neck with a Phillips screwdriver, paralyzing him from the neck, down.

Baxter-Pierce, Conrad — childhood bully of Christopher Archer, caused problems before and ultimately led mutiny to seize OWECS Venture during Expedition, 1 in Adventure—Into the Neverland; came from British lower-gentry stock but did not amount to much due to his bully-belligerent personality. He had though, the “bully’s charm” which some people see as a desirable leader or “real man.” Lady Anne whirlwind-courted and married Conrad in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1), which she regretted and had the marriage annulled, in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2). Some aviators and ships’ crews, in addition to possible people back in “the World” are interested in Pierce as a leader who can possibly even seize control of the O.W.E.C.

Baxter-Pierce, Lady Mildred – widow elder “neighbour” of Lady Anne Tradescant in Lower Uffington-Whitehorse, mother of Conrad Baxter-Pierce, mentioned at the end of Adventure—Into the Neverland (1) and Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Baxter, Skelly (John) – nephew of Conrad Baxter-Pierce, helps Lelanie Van Ghent escape, takes over New Mayflower (as he renamed Venture) after Conrad Baxter-Pierce is incapacitated in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3)

Beaver – de Havilland Canada DH-2, single-radial-engined bush plane used by Mark Sloan and Angus MacDougall to search for the wreck of the downed C-119 “Dollar Nineteen” in Adventure—Into The Neverland (1). Amy Hart (Adventure—Dark Secret of the Neverland) told Hamish St Valentine, she flew US Army U-6 Beavers in Alaska when she served in the US Army.

Beech 18 – Beech Aviation Model 18 twin-radial engine light transport and liaison airplane in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3) and Adventure—Dark Secret of the Neverland 4), built during 1942-45 era as light transport / multi-engine trainer / liaison.

Blackfoot Blunderbuss – first firearm “native” to the Alternate World; a US M79 40 mm grenade launcher (action and barrel), with added decorative blunderbuss-type bell muzzle (aluminium or brass) and upgraded wood buttstock and handgrip, specifically intended to deal with mega-crocodiles (dragons) at short range. Round is High Explosive with impact fuse, sensitive-dangerous but effective against the predators. Mentioned in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3).

Blackfoot, John, OWEC Marines – recruited into OWEC in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3); outdoorsman, guide, hunter, fisherman, just under ¾ Native American, has Bluetick Coonhound puppy, “Waylon.” J.B. has about 50% Native American heritage.

Blue Boar Street, Oxford, England – near the university, where Fred Munro and Christopher Archer shared a flat while Archer was a graduate student at the university, studying Historical Geography, referenced in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1)

Blue foliage – Alternate World chlorophyll-producing plants show varied hues of blue, rather than the green of our world. No truly scientific explanation is provided; usually dismissed as, “It’s a whole ‘nother world….” Phenomenon discovered in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1).

Blue Ox, OWECS – larger of the two oceangoing tugs owned by OWEC, present in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1), Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2) and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3) The ocean-going tug Smit London has a length overall of 74. 75 m, a beam of 15. 68 m, a draft of 6. 40 m and is powered by two nine cylinder Stork-Werkspoor type 9TM410 diesel engines developing 22 000 1 hp at 16. 5 knots. Designed for ocean towage of heavy and bulky objects, such as large ships and floating drydocks. Equipped with Kort Nozzle ducted propellers. Bollard pull is 1960kN. (Smit Rotterdam / Smit London Heller1/200 plastic model kit is a scale model representative thereof)

Bluepeace, OWECS – USN LST 1-11152 class purchased from USN Mothball Fleet, Transferred to the Alternate World with Expedition 2 as a “peaceful exploration vessel, independent of the main Expedition and not subject to CVA’s orders. Bluepeace is captured, pillaged and stripped by the pirates, recaptured by OWEC and returned to home world as gold-carrier in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Blue skin – indigenous people of the Alternate World encountered by Expedition 1 (Adventure—Into the Neverland) and Expedition 2 (Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland) had blue-tinted skin. In Home World history, blue-tinted skin is extremely rare but there are people in Kentucky (see Fugate clan), Japan (Ainu) and Inuit (NW Pacific coast) Native Americans with blue skin.

Phenomenon can be from inherited genes (permanent) or disease (usually curable). Ancient stories exist of blue-skinned humans; In India, the god Shiva is depicted as blue-skinned. Tauregs have been referred to as “Blue men of the (Sahara) desert” (though this comes from their indigo-dyed clothes discoloring the skin). Native American Cherokee lore says blue-skinned people lived in North America before the Cherokees, but the Cherokees wiped them out. Other links to blue-skinned people in our history are linked with the lost lands of Atlantis, Lemuria and Mu, also see “Blue Moovians.”

Boonesville, USS – Ashville class gunboat commanded by Lt. Christopher Archer USN, off the coast of south Vietnam, for several months

Bradham, Jim — owner of a small military surplus store in northern-central Illinois, USA, where Francis Archer purchased a substantial amount of clothing and equipment for the Expeditions, including 100 Serbian-manufacture K-98 Mauser rifles in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Brasenose College, Oxford, UK – where Fred Munro was Professor of History before joining OWEC. Christopher Archer was at Brasenose as a graduate student when he and Munro met and ultimately shared a flat in Oxford.

Braun, Michel Franz – one of the Katzbalger greater-family refugees who escaped the DDR as stowaways in the cruiser which became OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, trained in meteorology, he becomes the First Settlement in the Alternate World’s expert resident Weatherman.

British East India Company – see Honourable East India Company and Open Water Exploration Company

Broadsides, Shoot! – WW II action-love story novel written by CVA’s uncle Hamish St. Valentine, which was made into a film, making Hamish moderately wealthy, detailed in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Brown – British national, aircraft mechanic (“erk”) aboard Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverlandand Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Burchard – Francis Archer’s Giant Schnauzer dog, brought with him to the Alternate World aboard OWECS Challenger in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Burns – British-national aircraft mechanic (erk) aboard Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

B-17G Flying Fortress, Boeing – WW II-built 4-engined bomber purchased from a Latin American air force by OWEC. Four were purchased and fabricated into one flyable plane and a store of spare parts (Adventure—Empress of the Neverland).

B-29 / F-13A Photo-Superfortress – see entry on F-13A

Carl R Renz, USS DD-505 – see OWECS Surveyor

Caravan, OWECS – ex USN Mothball Fleet Liberty Ship used in Expedition 2, intended to carry people who would become “pioneers of the Neverland” who would build the first settlement. Caravan was severely damaged in a running gun action with New Mayflower and beached to prevent sinking on a small island in the Alternate Gulf of St. Lawrence in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Over 2500 Liberty Ships were mass-produced during WW II by Kaiser Shipyards on the USA west coast.

Carpenter, Ajax, Lieutenant, OWEC – Communications and Signals Officer in Adventure—Into the Neverland, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Cassidy, Martha , Reverend – ordained Methodist minister in Expedition 1, Adventure—Into the Neverland (1), who becomes Expedition Chaplain, returns in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3); sweetheart of OWEC Marine Sgt Dave Gordon.

CCKW-353 – General Motors military-specification 6X6 truck, 2 ½ ton cargo capacity, often known as a “Deuce and a Half.” First built during WW II (in enormous numbers), the OWEC operates a considerable number of these purchased-surplus vehicles. The French Army was selling off their old WW II-built trucks at the time of the Adventure—stories time frame.

Challenger, OWECS – Dido class British light cruiser, originally served as HMS Chiron, became Indian INS Madras, ultimately sold to OWEC in Calcutta (White Ensign 1/350 and Flyhawk 1/700 scale model kits are similar to Challenger : (on Expedition AV3, with (T-2 type) tanker Monongahela Belle).

Chandler, Valerie, PhD – Head of Research for Expedition 1 and 2. Adventure—Into the Neverland and Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland; Lady Anne’s daughter, eventually revealed as half-cousin of Christopher Archer. Her father died in an airplane crash when Valerie was 5.

Raised by her mother, Lady Anne (and while they were alive, her grandparents), Valerie led a privileged life and being intelligent and industrious, earned PhD in Archaeology at 28. She insisted on joining the First Expedition and is a prominent, continuing character. When and why Valerie changed her surname from Tradescant to Chandler is not explained.

Chen, Kelly – Jack Frost’s Singaporean fiancé whom he marries at the end of Adventure—Into the Neverland (1)

Chicago Jazz Klub – bar with live music in West Berlin, East Germany, where Rodney Stephens, Valerie Chandler and Fred Munro meet the Soviets who sell them the declared-scrap cruiser which becomes OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2).

Chiron, HMS –Royal Navy Dido class light cruiser, after WW II was sold to India and became INS Madras, is sold to OWEC as scrap and becomes OWECS Challenger in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Cobbe, Michael – Lieutenant, OWEC Marines. Cobbe has the soul of a Victorian Englishman and recruited a percentage of his Marines from India, in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Coconut Queen – civil registry, demilitarized Consolidated PBY Catalina (1 of 2) operated by OWEC for liaison, the other was Island Princess, used to rescue downed crew of the “Dollar Nineteen” in Adventure—Into the Neverland.

Colt Single Action Army Revolver, .45 Long Colt calibre – a “One in ten thousand” presentation-grade 6-shot revolver given to Fred Munro by his Uncle Otis, the piece was presented to his great-great grandfather, a mid-late 19^th century Texas Ranger and never before fired. Fred uses the revolver to blind a dragon in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Convair 240 – 1950s-built 2-engine regional type airliner powered by Pratt & Whitney R-2800, 18-cylinder radial engines. Range 1,200 miles at 280 mph cruise, 2 or 3 crew, 40 passengers. Empty 25,500 lbs, loaded 42,500 lbs. Airline pilot Amy Hart taught Francis Archer to fly a CV-240 in the USA on west coast to-Alaska runs in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

CVA – Christopher Valentine Archer

C-47 Dakota / Skytrain, Douglas – WW II-built 2-engined transportplane; “Delta Tango Zulu” and “Kilo Kilo Foxtrot” in Adventure—Into the Neverland are DC-3 passenger airliners owned by Hundeldt Aviation in Singapore

C-119 Flying Boxcar – see entry on “Dollar Nineteen”

C96 Mauser pistol – 9 x 19 mm calibre, 10-shot semi-automatic pistol favoured by Dr. Valerie Chandler, carried in wood holster / detachable carbine stock with shoulder strap.

Dark Ages – reference first used in Adventure—Into the Neverland to describe the level of society and technology associated with Alternate World locals initially encountered

DC-3, Douglas – see entry on C-47

Delta Tango Zulu – registration code letters for Douglas DC-3 airliner belonging to Hundeldt Aviation in Singapore, in Adventure—Into the Neverland, aboard which airplane Jack Frost and Mark Sloan are introduced as AV I characters.

Dollar Nineteen – Jack Frost’sFairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar which comes to grief in Adventure—Into the Neverland after being sabotaged by Conrad Baxter-Pierce. Angus MacDougall and Mark Sloan fly to the crash site in Northern Australia to investigate and verify the sabotage. Registration letters were G-KELY.

Dragon Rider – Native American name bestowed on Christopher Archer by Pedro Sundown after Archer kills a mega-crocodile in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Dragons – enormous Alternate World (up to 60 feet) saltwater crocodiles with 4 spikes at the end of their tail (similar to how portrayed on Stegosaurus) indigenous to the Alternate World, make their debut in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Assumed to be “top of the food pyramid” in the Alternate World. Also called, mega-crocodiles or mega-crocs.

DUKW – boat-hulled, amphibious version of the WW II-built, GMC CCKW-353, 6X6 amphibious truck, also nicknamed “Duck.” OWEC operates a number of these purchased-surplus vehicles.

DuPage County, ex-USS– USN LST-1-1152 class Landing Ship Tank, built during WW II, purchased from a Singapore scrapyard and became OWECS Endeavour for Expedition 1 to the Alternate World in AV 1.

Endeavour, OWECS – see DuPage County

Endurance, OWECS – one of two Landing Ship Mediums (500 in class built during WW II for the US Navy), purchased by OWEC, Transferred at end of Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2), with 4 tankers, 2 LSTs and a Liberty ship. Used for the “Rescue Sub-expedition” up the Alternate Gulf of St. Lawrence in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Erk – BritishRoyal Air Force slang for “Aircraftman,” mechanics. There are two distinct kinds of erks; “Fitters” work on engines, “Riggers” work on airframes. Cdr. Tom Messina, Burns, Brown and Wrench are referred to as “erks” in Adventure— stories

E13A1 – Allied code name “Jake, ”Japanese WW II catapult floatplane (3-place) sent as deck cargo on tanker sent in resupply at end of Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland / beginning of Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Engineless upon arrival, erks Wrench, Burns and Brown mounted an American-made Pratt & Whitney 14-cylinder R-2000 radial engine and propeller. The plane proved useful on the “Rescue Expedition” to find Shahinian’s group and subsequent up (Alternate St. Lawrence) river exploration

Feng, Eve Joan of Arc, Lt Cdr, OWEC – Chinese national sailor aboard cruiser OWECS Challenger in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (2), eventually becomes ship’s Purser, Eve was an “artillery child,” her father served the Christian Chinese warlord of the 1930s

Firefly, Fairey Mk I – WW II and Post- Royal Navy single-engine, two-seat carrier-capable fighter, Air Group Commander Owen Llandaff’s personal mount flying from pirate New Mayflower OWECS Venture during Expedition 1, ditched at sea in AV 1

FM-2 Wildcat – variant of the carrier-capable single-seat, single-engined Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter, built by General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division in 1944-45. About ten were purchased by the OWEC and some were aboard OWECS Venture / New Mayflower in AV 1 and AV 2.

Ford, Virgil, Cdr, OWEC – captain of OWECS Surveyor during Expedition 1, Adventure—Into the Neverland, known to CVA from Vietnam; Lt. Archer’s gunboat and Ford’s Coast Guard Cutter fought a night action with NVN armed junks. Ford elected to stay in Oklahoma and ranch rather than go on the 2^nd Expedition.

Frank – Northern Territory Australian Aborigine who told Sloan and MacDougall where to find the wreck of the C-119 “Dollar Nineteen” in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Friedman, Bernard, Lt Cdr OWEC – captain of Liberty Ship OWECS Caravan in AV 2

Frost, John Allen – CVA’s wingman during A-4 days flying from USS Gettysburg in the South China Sea, became aerial soldier of fortune, recruited into OWEC, wounded in battle with an aircraft from New Mayflower, announced his retirement from OWEC and married Singapore-ese fiancé Kelly Chen at end of Adventure—Into the Neverland (1).

F-13A – Boeing B-29 Superfortress built 1945, modified as specialized ultra-long-range photo-reconnaissance plane for WW II. OWEC obtains a former ex-RAF / ex-RAAF Washington F-13A as deck cargo when the former USN antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier USS Gettysburg is Transferred. The F-13A is intended for long-range aerial exploring of inland areas, operating from Henderson Field in Alternate Newfoundland. The plane is named for famous 1920s-40s American entertainer-in-Europe, “The Josephine Baker” by Amy Hart, who becomes the F-13A’s command pilot.

Gas Station, OWECS – T-2 type tanker support ship for Expedition 2, Dragons of the Neverland (2), commanded by OWEC Lt Cdr Francisco Ramirez and his wife, Sabrina.

Gettysburg, USS – ex-USN Essex class SCB-27A / SCB-125 modified WW II- built aircraft carrier modernized to handle heavier aircraft and jets, optimized for antisubmarine warfare. Acquired by OWEC when declared surplus and sold for scrap by the USN. As a young Lieutenant JG, Christopher Archer flew A-4 Skyhawks from USS Gettysburg off the coast of Vietnam.

Glamorgan, HMS – Royal Navy guided missile cruiser (Capt. Timothy Miles RN) which escorted the cruiser through waters near the United Kingdom in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA – where HAM radio operator Carl Walden lives and operates the anomalous, “…old tube radio I bought at a garage sale,” which is able to communicate with the same model of one in possession of the First and then Second Expeditions in the Alternate World in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1) and Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Gold – vast open-to-the-surface field of almost pure gold almost on the coast of Alternate Newfoundland in the Alternate World, where a vast lead deposit is in Newfoundland, in ours. Gold from this field was used to solder OWECS Surveyor’s ruptured hull and became the primary immediate justification and means of financing expeditions to the Alternate World

Gordon, David, Sgt, OWEC Marines – commander of an M4 Sherman tank on Expedition 1, wounded in battle by aircraft from pirate-operated New Mayflower in Adventure-Into the Neverland (1). Is not sufficiently recovered to go on Expedition 2, returns to the Alternate World in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3)

Great Owls, VA-155 – nickname for US Navy Attack Squadron 155,unit Christopher Archer flew A-4 Skyhawks with from USS Gettysburg in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam

Great Silver Bird – 1950s-builtDouglas DC-6 cargo / passenger airliner used by OWEC in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2), flying round trips from Australia or New Zealand to Melita

Gulf of Siam – where Christopher Archer was injured surfing, being in the area to give talks on evasion and escape to USAF units (Archer flew an F-100D Super Sabre on several ground attack missions while a guest of the “Bats” USAF ANG unit from Sioux City, Iowa).

Hart, Ameeoletta Rhoshandra (Amy) – primary pilot of the F-13A and other OWEC multi-engine aircraft in the Alternate World, introduced in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland when she is teaching Francis Archer to fly multi-engine aircraft; she is with a small airline on the USA west coast, captaining a Convair CV-240 2-piston-engined airliner, mostly between Washington and Alaska.

Hello Cat – Christopher Archer’s F6F-5P Hellcat photo airplane, as named by Waldo Malt, who said the airplane would sound “nicer” as “Hello Cat” and bore on the cowling, a painted caricature of the Sanrio cartoon character, “Hello Kitty”

Henderson Field— first airstrip in the Alternate World, named for the airfield which was so vital in the WW II Guadalcanal campaign. Henderson Field in the Alternate World is in A. Newfoundland, near the gold field and inland of the settlement. It is a graded rock / gravel / sand /grass airstrip perpendicular to the prevailing winds. From the beginning, the airstrip was planned to be 10,000 feet, though improving and lengthening it is continuous. Center of the runway is 6 inches higher than the sides and there are drainage ditches in process of being dug, channeling water runoff to low area away from the airstrip.

Highway 1 – first defined street in the settlement in the Alternate World, initially connecting the anchorage, Henderson Field and the goldfield, packed sand and dirt, gradually covered with crushed rock and screenings, mostly 2 lanes wide, greatly widened on the stretch from the shore to Henderson Field, when the RB-36 was brought ashore.

Hiro – Polynesian god of sailors and thieves

Honourable East India Company – (also British East India Company, East India Trading Company, informally “John Company”) British company formed under Royalcharter in 1600 from Queen Elizabeth to conduct business in the Indian subcontinent. At its height, the HEIC controlled a fifth of the world’s population and operated its own army and navy. It was disbanded in 1858 after the 1857 Mutiny and control of its holdings taken over by the British Crown. Final dissolution was in 1874. The Open Water Exploration Company is loosely formed on the HEIC structure and even adopted its 1801 flag as the OWEC corporate pennant and Ensign for OWEC ships, craft and facilities.

Ho, Randall (Heidi) – loadmaster on the Dollar Nineteen in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1)

Hoko – European Brown Bear cub which became Expedition 2’s mascot aboard Adventure (a DKM German Navy heavy cruiser built prior to WW II had a mascot. bear of this type and name).

Hundeldt, Edward – in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1),owner of Hundeldt Airlines based in Singapore, DC-3s flying pilgrims from the East to Mecca for pilgrimages in AV1. Hundeldt flew B-24 Liberator 4-engined bombers on missions over Germany in WW II and hated the type, “A terrible airplane, you could shoot it down with a BB gun, all my friends died in them.”

H-13, Bell Sioux – small/light piston-engined helicopter carried aboard OWECS Adventure in Expedition 2, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Ianthe Boltarsdottir – introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2) indigenous Alternate world blue-skin-hued, red-haired, violet-eyed (Ianthe is curiously, Greek for “violet,” pronounced “eye-an-thee”) “barbarian warrior woman” rescued at sea by OWEC. Ianthe decides secretly, she is going to marry Christopher Archer and bear him eight children. Ianthe is European-featured with slight traces of Asian, from a culture which is “Dark Ages” to the Expeditioners and curiously, speaks a language which has kinship to Home World Germanic. Ianthe becomes obsessive in her quest to learn everything possible about “otherworlders, their culture and technology. She is 24 years old and trained as a warrior maiden and sailor, almost illiterate at the time of her rescue. Ianthe’s curiosity, innate intelligence and adaptability serves her well when she stays with the Expedition, becoming friends with 16 year-old Germans Adriana Quell and Marina Katzbalger and Dr. Fred Munro.

Inverted Globe – the Alternate World’s geography is similar to home world, however, 180 degrees inverted. Land masses in the Northern Hemisphere, here are in the Alternate World’s Southern Hemisphere. Though planet rotational direction is the same, those places which would be “east” to us are “west” to someone in the Alternate World

Island Princess – WW II –built Consolidated Aircraft PBY flying boat patrol bomber, now civil-registered Catalina (1 of 2) operated by OWEC for liaison, operating from Melita Island; the other is Coconut Queen.

Itohei, Ensign – Japanese national, served in China in WW II, acting-captain of OWECS Endeavour after Lt. Shahinian led party off the ship to look for the Expedition; he was shot in the head just before Endeavour was to Transfer-back (shot by Rhiannon Uist, with his own pistol) in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Jarvis, Gaynel, Lt Cdr, OWEC – purser, OWECS Venture, 1^st Expedition, Adventure—Into the Neverland (1). Gaynel leaves her OWEC Purser’s job to tend her father, Keith Jarvis, after his suffering a stroke in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2).

Jarvis, Keith, Rear Admiral RN (Retd) – chief operations officer of OWEC in Adventure—Into the Neverland (1), until suffering a stroke in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2) shortly after the return of Expedition 1

Jeep – Willys MB, Ford GPW or Hotchkiss 201 Craig Place was a(French post-WW II-built) 4X4 ¼ ton-capacity general purpose light truck built in massive numbers during WW II. OWEC operates a number of these purchased-surplus vehicles, primarily from a French source.

Jeep Grand Wagoneer – vehicle purchased by Francis Archer in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (3) to procure and deliver supplies to OWEC’s freight forwarder in Chicago. Subsequently found to be too small for the volumes and weights of good purchased; supplemented by a larger International medium-duty with 16-foot cargo box-body behind cab and dual rear wheels.

Josephine Baker, The – see entry on F-13A

Joseph S. Wantrobski, USS – in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2), USN guided missile frigate which anchored beside cruiser Adventure off Panama after the episode with the Soviet destroyer

Ju 52/3M, Junkers – WW II German-built 3-engined passenger-transport aircraft; OWEC acquires two as cargo planes to support the Settlement in Alternate Newfoundland (AV3 / AV4)

Katzbalger, Claudia – wife of Reinhardt Katzbalger, defected from East Germany with other family members when the cruiser (to be renamed OWECS Adventure) was sold by the Soviets, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Katzbalger, Marina – granddaughter of Reinhardt Katzbalger, also a defector, becomes a “girlfriend” of Ianthe, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Katzbalger, Rainer – young grandson of Reinhardt, often seen as an eagle-eyed top-level superstructure lookout in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Josephine Baker, The – see entry on F-13A

Ju 52/3M, Junkers – WW II German-built 3-engined passenger-transport aircraft; OWEC acquires two as cargo planes to support the Settlement in Alternate Newfoundland (AV3 / AV4)

Katzbalger, Marina – granddaughter of Reinhardt Katzbalger, also a defector, becomes a “girlfriend” of Ianthe, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Katzbalger, Rainer – young grandson of Reinhardt, often seen as an eagle-eyed top-level superstructure lookout in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Josephine Baker, The – see entry on F-13A

Ju 52/3M, Junkers – WW II German-built 3-engined passenger-transport aircraft; OWEC acquires two as cargo planes to support the Settlement in Alternate Newfoundland (AV3 / AV4)

Katzbalger, Marina – granddaughter of Reinhardt Katzbalger, also a defector, becomes a “girlfriend” of Ianthe, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Katzbalger, Rainer – young grandson of Reinhardt, often seen as an eagle-eyed top-level superstructure lookout in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2)

Katzbalger, Reinhardt, Commander, OWEC – East German refugee-defector with his extended family (63), becomes Executive Officer, OWECS Adventure, for Expedition 2 in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland (2). Becomes commander of the ship after it is grounded to serve as a fortress protecting the first settlement.

K-Bar (also “Kabar”) – US Marine fighting / utility knife invented during WW II and still in production, favoured and almost always worn by Christopher Archer; also standard issue for OWEC sailors and Marines.

King Neptune – (Greek) mythological god of the seas, played by Warrant Boatswain Terrence Melville during the equator-crossing ceremony aboard OWECS Adventure in the Pacific in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

King Neptune’s Queen – (Greek) mythological goddess of the seas, wife of King Neptune, played by Dr. Elaine Siedman MD in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

King’s Mountain, USS – ex-USN WW II-built light fleet aircraft carrier, built on light cruiser hull, purchased by OWEC in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, from the Italian Navy (in Taranto, by Hamish St. Valentine) after the recently-elected government decided operating an aircraft carrier was too expensive (never served in the Marina Militaire) [approx 600 ft long, 10,000 tons]

Landfall Island – small island of volcanic origin in the Alternate World, the first land sighted in the Alternate World by Expedition 1 in Adventure—Into the Neverland. Later revisited by Bluepeace and Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Leonidas, HMS – uncompleted Colossus class light fleet aircraft carrier laid up in ordinary at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, which Christopher Archer wanted for Expedition 1 in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Limejuice – Christopher Archer’s nickname when flying for the USN. US sailors called Brits Limeys or Limejuice sailors because the Royal Navy was the first to discover and issue lime juice to prevent scurvy

Lindquist, Gwendolyn – fiancé of Mungo St. Valentine, who greatly over-exaggerates her qualifications and education when joining OWEC and becomes Expedition Historian, OWECS Challenger, previously worked as server at Mungo’s pub and freelance writer for local publications. Debuts in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, returns in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Llandaff, Owen, Lt Cdr, OWEC, Air Group Commander, OWECS Venture in Adventure—Into the Neverland, former Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force, flew fighters, light bombers and helicopters during a long RAF careerLSM – ex-US Navy Landing Ship Medium, late WW II-built 204-foot U-shaped oceangoing, diesel-powered barge with bow doors and ramp, capable of discharging vehicles and cargo directly onto shallow beaches. OWECS Endurance in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland is an LSM.

LST – ex-US Navy WW II-built Landing Ship Tank, enclosed, 321-foot oceangoing diesel-powered barge with bow doors and ramp, capable of discharging vehicles and cargo directly onto shallow beaches. OWECS Endeavour and OWECS Bluepeace in Adventure—Into the Neverland, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland, feature LSTs

M14 – US Rifle, 7.62×51 mm semi-automatic military rifle, uses 20-round detachable box magazines, being phased out of the US military at stories-time; Christopher Archer’s preferred long gun for expeditioning ashore.

M1911A1, Colt Mk IV – Christopher Archer’s preferred handgun, .45 ACP caliber, single-action, semi-automatic pistol, 7 rounds in clip magazine. CVA instructs his cousin, Francis, to procure and become proficient with a similar weapon in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

M1919A6 – Browning-made infantry squad machine gun used from late 1943-on. Fred Munro used a dropped-by-a-marine, M1919A6 against a mega-crocodile in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

M24 Chafee – US-made, 18-ton light tank produced made for the WW II US Army, one of which went on the First Expedition in Adventure—Into The Neverland and “lost” when it was not able to be restarted on a beach in the Alternate World.

MacDougall, Angus, Captain, Royal Marine Commandos – Christopher Archer’s childhood friend who meets him in Panama in Adventure – Into the Neverland. To his disappointment, Lady Anne keeps MacDougall at home as OWEC Head of Security rather than allowing him to join the First Expedition.

Magician, HMS – World War II British Royal Navy “M” class destroyer commanded by Cdr. Keith Jarvis and with Lt. Hamish St Valentine as Gunnery Officer, mentioned in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Marlowe, Capt, OWEC – captain of OWECS Challenger at time of Transfer in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. He gets up too soon after waking, falls and suffers a fatal concussion, head stove in by an iron ball on the compass stand

Mauser Pistol – see entry on C96

Mauser Rifle – 1940s Serbian-made copies of German Kar 98k bolt-action rifles, purchased by Francis Archer form a military surplus store in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Maynard – Christopher Archer’s “frog puke green” (Surf Green) 1958 Ford Thunderbird which he has brought to Whitehorse House in Adventure—Into The Neverland. Sgt Arnold picks up Lady Anne at the Airport in Maynard and Christina and Columbia Archer see the car in Anne’s drive in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Mc Ardle, Doobie Gideon – (working on a PhD in Physics)Dr. Ambrose’s brilliant, quirky young assistant, becomes Chief Engineer, OWECS Adventure, Expedition 2, wants to become a PhD so he will be an “official smart person.” Invents and sewed prototypes of the “Work Kilt” from sail canvas, with pockets and proposes the “seawater into fuel” concept, all in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Mc Ardle is also a “wrench,” able to weld, cut, wire, assemble the Transfer apparatus.

Melita Island, South Pacific – OWEC’s remote island base for sending out and receiving back expeditions and supplies for their Alternate World goings-on. Melita is dominated by two long-dormant volcanoes and has a small natural harbor. During WW II, Melita was occupied by the Allies and a crushed coral airstrip built. The war bypassed Melita and Allied troops left in September, 1945. Introduced in Adventure—Into the Neverland and is part of the setting for Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Melville, Lawrence Darnell, Corporal, OWEC Marines – former street tough whom Christopher Archer offered a job with OWEC, became Capt. Archer’s bodyguard in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Melville, Terrence, Warrant Boatswain OWEC — Lawrence Melville’s brother, former USN vet who was offered a job with OWEC and becomes a one of the “Old Hands” in Adventure—Into the Neverland, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Messina, Thomas, Lt Cdr, OWEC – Christopher Archer’s childhood friend from California, ace ex-USN aircraft mechanic, who becomes Air Boss for the First Expedition, later re-adopts old Sicilian family name of “Russo.” (D’ Messina was assigned at Ellis Island to his illiterate grandfather who told the immigration worker he was from [ d’ ] Messina in Sicily.

Meteor, OWECS – ex-USN Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) purchased-surplus; 163-foot, diesel-powered, shallow-draught craft used in the rescue sub-expedition up the Alternate Gulf of St Lawrence, accompanying Endurance in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Meteor is named in honour of an early 20th century research ship.

Midlands Mineral Exploration Ltd. , UK – the original company which in Adventure—Into the Neverland, discovered existence of the Alternate World and invented the Transfer Apparatus. The O.W.E.C. is a subsidiary of Midlands Minerals

Minassian, Vartan – Yeoman aboard OWECS Endeavour, friend of Albert St. Valentine, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Monica – (surname not given) copilot Mark Sloan’s Singaporean girlfriend Adventure—Into the Neverland

Monongahela Belle, OWECS – T-2 tanker supporting Expedition 3 (AV3), commanded by Cdr. Cynthia Tarkington. Monongahela Belle was Mike Fink’s keelboat in Davy Crockett and the River Pirates; Cynthia Tarkington had a huge childhood and teenage crush on Fess Parker, who portrayed Davy Crockett in the Disney film. Lady Anne and Gwendolyn Lindquist Transferred aboard Monongahela Belle with Challenger as Expedition 3.

Moon, Al – mechanic on Hundeldt Airlines DC-3 and Jack Frost’s C-119 “Dollar Nineteen” aircraft in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Moose – alias used by Rodney Stephens when dealing with the Soviet ship scrap dealers in Berlin in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, (Valerie Chandler was “Squirrel” and Fred Munro, “Mr. Peabody.”

Morning Orchid – Robert Morse Phillips’ hippie girlfriend who after enslavement by pirate Conrad Baxter-Pierce, ultimately stabs him in the neck with a (No. 1 Phillips) screwdriver, puncturing Pierce’s spinal cord and paralyzing him from the neck down in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Mount’s Bay – body of wateroff Penzance, southwest coast of the UK, where cruiser Adventure took on supplies purchased in the town by Fred Munro

Mr. Peabody – alias given to Fred Munro by Rodney Stephens, when dealing with the Soviet ship-scrap dealers in Berlin, in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Munro, Frederick III, PhD – Fred Munro’s father , introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, lives outside of Edinburgh, Scotland with wife Lucy Frances

Munro, Frederick IV, PhD – professor of history at Oxford University in England,Christopher Archer’s flat-mate in Oxford, friend, becomes OWEC Historian in Adventure—Into the Neverland, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Munro, Gloria Josephine – Fred Munro IV’s Texan aunt, married to Paul Kenneth Munro, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Munro, Lucy Frances, PhD – Fred Munro’s mother, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, see reference to Frederick III, lives outside Edinburgh, Scotland

Munro, Paul Kenneth Otis – Frederick IV’s Texan uncle (married to Gloria) who owns the Bagpipes Ranch which Fred visits in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, looking to recruit kinfolk to join OWEC for Expedition 2

Nasty class Fast Patrol Boat – USN wooden, diesel propelled type, one of which CVA commanded for several months, performing patrol off the southern coast of Vietnam.

Natalya Krasnova – Soviet agent, involved, with Basil, in Berlin, in sale of declared-surplus old cruiser to OWEC. Natalya reveals herself as a spy to Christopher Archer and defects to OWEC. She stays with Expedition 2, highly attracted to Dr Frederick Munro in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, becomes “manager of the cinema in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Natalya is a Ukraine Cossack, half gypsy (Rom).

Nemo, HMS – Royal Navy Survey Ship to which Christopher Archer is assigned as Surveyor Lieutenant in Adventure—Into the Neverland. Archer receives sealed orders to leave Nemo and proceed to London.

New Mayflower – OWECS Venture as renamed by Conrad Baxter-Pierce after seizure by mutiny during Expedition 1 in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Otherworlders – the “title”Ianthe Boltarsdottir uses to refer to OWEC people (Transferred to the Alternate World). The “title” is interestingly, one used in Celtic mythology to refer to beings from “other worlds,” linked to ours by water, tunnels, caves, narrow bridges….

OWEC –(also O. W. E. C.) the Open Water Exploration Company

OWEC Flag – the Open Water Exploration Company uses the same flag as the 18^th and 19^th century Honourable East India Company, seeing itself somewhat as a modern incarnation thereof.

OWECS – prefix for(the) “Open Water Exploration Company’s Ship _(name)____”

Owl 405 – Christopher Archer’s A-4 Skyhawk from USS Gettysburg; “Owl” was the call sign for the detachment of VA-155, nicknamed The Great Owls; “405” was the modex number of the plane within the carrier’s air wing and painted on nose, wings and landing gear doors

Paul Bunyan, OWECS — smaller of the two oceangoing tugs operated by OWEC, built about 1960.

Phillips, Robert Morse, Captain, OWEC – In Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Commander of OWECS Bluepeace, severely brutalized by Conrad Baxter-Pierce after capture

Portsmouth Naval Base, UK – where HMS Leonidas was laid up, the ship not able to be purchased by OWEC because another navy had first purchase option, Lt. R. M. Phillips, Royal Navy, was caretaker

P-40B Tomahawk – Curtiss WW II restored pursuit plane which Francis Archer learns to fly in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Quell, Adrianna – granddaughter of Reinhardt Katzbalger, also a defector, becomes a “girlfriend” of Ianthe

Radio– and Radar– blind -– when Expedition 1 transits into the Alternate World in Adventure—Into the Neverland, they learn a “natural interference” prevents the reception or transmission of radio and radar devices. Communication is limited to line-of-sight and wire.

Ramirez, Francisco (Cisco) – Lt. Cdr., OWEC., commander of OWECS Gas Station on Expedition 2, Adventure–Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Cisco is wheelchair-bound after a motorcycle accident which did not allow him to go on Expedition 1

Ramirez, Sabrina – Lt. Cdr., OWEC, wife of Francisco, co-captain of OWECS Gas Station on Expedition 2, Adventure–Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Sabrina is a Spanish gypsy who was raised aboard ship, a tramp steamer owned by her family and captained by her father. She becomes close with Natalya, the half-Rom Ukrainian Soviet defector.

RB-36H Strategic Reconnaissance plane – Convair Aircraft-built, Cold War (early-mid 1950s) strategic reconnaissance version of SAC B-36H“Peacemaker” intercontinental heavy bomber, brought unexpectedly in a Transfer with no “history.” The RB-36H arrives lashed to the deck of the former US Navy aircraft carrier Alliance. “You don’t need to know where it came from accompanied the vast plane, with a 230-foot wingspan. The RB-36H was brought mostly back to simplified RB-36B trim through removal of the four under-wing jet engines and much military equipment. The RB-36H should be able to fly more than 10,000 miles, unrefueled, which will enable much distant land and coastline of the Alternate World to be seen and photographed.

Retrograde Spin – after Expedition 1 Transfers to the Alternate World, there is much confusion because of the Alternate World’s differences and antipodal location Transfer points. Retrograde planetary spin is erroneously thought to be one characteristic.; In actuality, the Alternate World rotates the same as Home World, but inverted.

Rheinglas, Sylvia, Lt Cdr, OWEC – third-cousin of Christopher Archer, Navigator on Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, finds Dr. Fred Munro appealing, quits after the action Caravan-New Mayflower, Transfers back, goes to Scotland and meets Fred’s parents.

Rhyl, HMS – British Royal Navy frigate (Cdr. David Peterson RN) which escorts the ex-Soviet cruiser in waters near the United Kingdom and through the Channel in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Rojas, Benjamin Franklin, Lt Cdr, OWEC – Gunnery Officer, OWECS Venture and, Acting Gunnery Officer, OWECS Surveyorin Adventure—Into the Neverland, Gunnery Officer, OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Royal Baby, The – Fred Munro’s role as member of King Neptune’s Court during the equator-crossing ceremony aboard cruiser OWECS Adventure in Adventure–Dragons of the Neverland

Ruger No. 1 – modern production single-shot, falling-block action rifle in .458 Lott calibre, which Dr. Fred Munro favours, introduced in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. The .458 (11.6 mm) Lott is an abnormally powerful, dangerous-game round.

Sancho – (no surname known) Panamanian barkeep known to first, Angus MacDougall and later, Christopher Archer, in Adventure—Into the Neverland, who ultimately relocates his business to Melita Island for Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, after, “…copping a bit of legal woes and not wanting to stay around for the jankers.”

Santucci, Steven, Capt, OWEC Marines – former RMC, head of security for Whitehorse House in Adventure—Into the Neverland, is with Expedition 1 as OWEC Marine officer.

Seahawk, Curtiss SC-1 – Ex-USN floatplane, 3 carried aboard OWECS Adventure. Seahawk 1 is destroyed during Expedition 2 in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, in a deliberate controlled-crash landing on solid ground.

Ships’ crews – ships’ crews are spoken of by the name of their ship. Therefore, those who are aboard OWECS Endeavour are called “Endeavours.” Those aboard OWECS Meteor are called “Meteors.” When the captain returns to his ship in a small boat and is hailed by the duty watch, “What ship?”, the proper reply is the name of the ship he commands, i.e., “Endeavour,” delivered loud and clear by the boat’s coxswain. This alerts the destination ship to be prepared to receive their captain.

Shahinian, Sinbad, Lt Cdr, OWEC– commander of LST, OWECS Endeavour in Adventure—Into the Neverland. Rescued extremely ill with twenty-odd of his crew from the banks of the Alternate St. Lawrence River in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Siedman, Eileen, MD – Medical Officer on Expeditions 1 (Adventure—Into the Neverland and continues in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Finds Dr. Fred Munro appealing, former NY emergency room physician

Sister Mary Rita – nun-friend of Lady Anne who helped her kick alcoholism, mentioned in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Sloan, Mark – Jack Frost’s copilot in Adventure—Into the Neverland and flies Angus MacDougall to the wreck of the Dollar Nineteen, in northeast Australia.

SNJ — North American WW II advanced trainer, US Navy version of the Army Air Force’s T-6 Texan; first plane to fly in the Alternate World, launched from OWECS Venture, pilot Dr Valerie Chandler, pilot, observer Capt Christopher Archer, in Adventure—Into the Neverland. SNJs are among aircraft aboard Venture / New Mayflower.

Soon, N. T. – Singapore-ese dealer in used and scrap ships who sells the ships which became OWECS Surveyor and Endeavour to OWEC in Adventure—Into the Neverland, colloquially known as “None Too Soon,”

Squawk – Skua gull which landed on tug Blue Ox and adopted Christopher Archer in the Baltic Sea, the night OWEC took possession of the Soviet cruiser which became OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and stays with him into Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Squirrel – alias given by Rodney Stephens to Valerie Chandler when they were dealing with the Soviet ship scrap dealers in Berlin in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland

Stephens, Rodney Leroy – CFO of Midlands Minerals and OWEC; a large, loud, wealthy Texan, introduced in Adventure—Into the Neverland and continues in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. “OWEC’s King Midas,” Stephens is obsessed with the Alternate World’s gold.

St. Valentine, Albert – OWECS Endeavour, son of Mungo, twin of Alberta, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.MS degree in Physics.

St. Valentine, Alberta – OWECS Endeavour, daughter of Mungo, twin of Albert, introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. MS degree in Mathematics.

St. Valentine, Hamish (Mungo) – COO, OWEC, Christopher Archer’s uncle. Introduced in and became Chief Operations Officer in Adventure–Dragons of the Neverland and continues in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

St. Valentine, Margaret – Hamish’s sister, Joseph’s wife, Christopher, Christiana and Columbia Archer’s Mother, Lady Anne Tradescant’s Half Sister

St. Valentine’s Inn – just outsideWheaton, Illinois, USA, the Inn / hobby shop / bookstore owned and operated by Hamish St. Valentine, which “becomes” a clandestine part-time recruiting and liaison locale for OWEC in the USA

Sundown, Pedro Walks-On-Clouds, Lieutenant, OWEC – New Mexico, USA Native American Navajo helicopter pilot in Adventure—Into the Neverland and Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, confirms his decision to become a seminarian after being in the Alternate World.

Supreme Almighty Worship, Emperor of the Planet – Conrad Baxter-Pierce’s self-aggrandizing ,self-bestowed title after mutinous seizure of OWECS Venture (which he renames New Mayflower) in Adventure—Into the Neverland and declares his “throne ship” in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Surveyor, OWECS – former USS Carl R. Renz, DD-505, US Navy Fletcher class destroyer purchased from a Singapore scrapyard and became OWECS Surveyor for Expedition 1 to the Alternate World in Adventure—Into the Neverland. Beached in a storm, refloated, severely damaged in battle with New Mayflower, run aground on Melita Island after Transfer-back, to prevent sinking. As a survey ship, two boilers were removed and their space used for fuel. Numbers 3 and 4 gun mount and the torpedo tubes were removed to allow for a small helicopter deck and hangar.

Tarkington, Cynthia Rose, Commander, OWEC – Executive officer, OWECS Venture, Expedition 1, Adventure—Into the Neverland; chooses not to go on Expedition 2. Becomes Commanding officer, OWECS Monongahela Belle, Expedition 3, Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Strong attraction exists between Cynthia and Christopher Archer, which both fight as being “inappropriate.”

TBM Avenger – WW II vintage General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division license-built Grumman torpedo and glide bomber, about six were carried aboard OWECS Venture on Expedition 1 and thereafter operated from New Mayflower by the pirates. A pirate TBM torpedoes cruiser OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Thessalonika, MS – Greek flag small cruise liner chartered by wealthy people which Adventure encounters in the Atlantic en route to Panama. Captain Nicholas Thomopolous helps Capt Archer by hiding the East German defectors aboard Thessalonika while the Soviets board Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

Thomopolous, Capt. Nikolas – captain of Greek flag cruise liner SS Thessalonika which meets OWECS Adventure in the central Atlantic near Panama in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Captain Thomopolous assists CVA by hiding the East German defectors when the cruiser is searched by Soviets from a destroyer

Thurston-Katzbalger, Stefan – grandson of Reinhardt, defects from East Germany with his family, stowaways aboard the cruiser to be renamed OWECS Adventure in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Later, Lieutenant, OWEC, commands LCI OWECS Meteor in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Tradescant, Arthur – (never became) 4^th Earl of Uffington, died in crash of Meteor jet trainer with brother Richard

Tradescant, Barbara – Richard’s sister, Lady Anne’s sister-in-law, suffered severe permanent brain injury in riding accident

Tradescant, Lady Anne, Marchioness Uffington –“Mother” of the Open Water Exploration Company. CEO of Midlands Minerals and the Open Water Exploration Company. Lady Anne is:

Valerie Chandler’s mother
Margaret St. Valentine-Archer and Hamish St. Valentine’s half sister
Christopher Archer’s half-aunt
Conrad Baxter-Pierce’s wife (Adventure—Into the Neverland), marriage annulled by Anne after she learns of Conrad’s turning pirate and remaining in the Alternate World

Tradescant, Richard, (never became) 4^th Earl of Uffington –Lady Anne’s first husband,killed 1951 in the crash of a Royal Air Force Meteor jet trainer aircraft, Husband of Anne, Valerie Chandler’s father. His younger brother, Arthur, a passenger, also perished in the crash.

Transfer Apparatus – machinery used to allow ships to transit between our and the Alternate World and back. Based at Melita Island, South Pacific. Two ocean-going barges and a power-generation ship (Athenian) comprise the apparatus

Transistor and Solid-State electronic devices – are rendered inoperable by Transfer process. They are “ burned into slag” by the macro electromagnetic field. This is discovered in Adventure—Into the Neverland and remains a constant in the series

Traveller – Fred Munro’s Clydesdale riding horse introduced in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland. Named in honour of US Civil War General Robert E. Lee’s mount.

Twin Beech – see entry on Beech 18

Two moons – the Alternate World has two moons orbiting it, the second being much smaller than the “normal one” and orbiting much further out

T-2 – oceangoing (liquids-carrying) tanker design built in largest numbers during WW II, near 500 ships. OWEC bought a number of surplus T-2s in the early 1970s, when many were sold for scrap, for filling them with fuel and deck-loading with supplies, to support Expeditions into the Alternate World. OWECS Gas Station is one of the ships in Expedition 2 in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. Monongahela Belle is another, in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (Revell SS Glasgow and USS Mission Capistrano 1/400 plastic model kits are T-2s, civil and military fit, respectively).

U-505 – WW II German submarine captured in 1944 and brought to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry in the 1950s. In Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Francis Archer visited U-505 because he remembered it having a list of supplies needed for a specific size crew for a specific length voyage.

Uist, Rhiannon – schooled but did not graduate as a veterinarian;medic aboard OWECS Endeavour introduced in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland, Scottish-Chinese, born in Scotland

Vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) – while the Transfer process “fries” transistor (solid state) electronics, those which operate by vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) are not affected [radio and radar, “blinded” by the “natural interference,” do not function in vacuum tube sets, either] .

Van Ghent, Lelanie, PhD – oceanographer, OWECS Surveyor, in Adventure—Into the Neverland, in OWECS Bluepeace, Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland. After initially disliking Christopher Archer, she becomes respectful of and attracted to him (end of Expedition 1). Lelanie’s Father was a Dutch-born, sea captain, her mother, Polynesian.

Venture, OWECS – US Navy Commencement Bay class CVE USS Mackinac Strait, purchased for scrap from USN Mothball Fleet, became flagship of Expedition 1 to the Alternate World in Adventure—Into the Neverland, also featured in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland (Niko 1/700 resin is only kit available thereof).

Waylon – OWEC Marine John Blackfoot’s Bluetick Coonhound introduced as a puppy in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Whitehorse House – Lady Anne Tradescant’s “modest” manor house in Lower Uffington-Whitehorse, Berkshire, England, UK. Whitehorse House is the first place Christopher Archer meets Lady Anne in Adventure—Into the Neverland.

Whitehorse House South – OWEC’s southern hemisphere headquarters, Brisbane, Australia, not detail-described or location given

White Trash Horse House – the bought-used aluminum single- and double-wide house trailers on Melita which serve as OWEC’s island headquarters

Williamsburg Inn – Williamsburg, VA, USA; where CVA and Lady Anne stayed while in the area to look at and ultimately purchase USS Mackinac Strait, later OWECS Venture in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Woomera, Irene, Y1C, OWEC – native of Melita Island, South Pacific, ¾ Polynesian, becomes (at age 19) and remains Christopher Archer’s Yeoman in Adventure—Into the Neverland, Dragons of the Neverland and Empress of the Neverland

Work Kilt – utility-style kilt garment invented and prototype sewn by Doobie McArdle on Melita Island before Expedition 2 Transferred. A simplified Scottish-style modern kilt made from sail canvas and equipped with pockets similar to military-style cargo trousers

Wrench – American aircraft mechanic in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland and Adventure—Empress of the Neverland

Wu, Charlie – Chinese weapons merchant in Bangkok who sells OWEC varied small arms in Adventure—Into the Neverland

Zebulon, Lance – middle-aged American ex-Seabee (USN Construction Battalion) WW II (as 17-18 year-old) vet who became a civil and airstrip engineer in remote places, became chief architect of Henderson Field in Adventure—Empress of the Neverland.

Zelda – Christiana and Columbia Archer’s pink 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, which they drive when touring Europe and drive to Whitehorse House in Adventure – Dragons of the Neverland, when searching for their brother, Christopher, where they meet Lady Anne.

Zodiac – small inflatable boat with outboard motor, used by Lelanie VanGhent for her escape from New Mayflower in Adventure—Dragons of the Neverland.

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