Northwest History. Will Rogers

POST AND ROGERS READY FOR TRIP POST AND ROGERS READY FOR TRIP SEATTLE, Aug. 6. (AP)—Two famous cronies of the air—Wiley Post and Will Rogers—were nearly ready today to take off in Post's new red monoplane for Alaska, the first jump in the plane's journey to Siberia and Moscow. Unfavorable...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1935
Subjects:
Trip to Alaska delayed due to bad weather and preparatory testing
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
United States > Will Rogers > 20th century
Pacific
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/85507
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Summary:POST AND ROGERS READY FOR TRIP POST AND ROGERS READY FOR TRIP SEATTLE, Aug. 6. (AP)—Two famous cronies of the air—Wiley Post and Will Rogers—were nearly ready today to take off in Post's new red monoplane for Alaska, the first jump in the plane's journey to Siberia and Moscow. Unfavorable weather ahead and Post's last-minute decision again to test pontoons with which he replaced wheels on the plane were expected to delay the start until tomorrow.

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