Northwest History. Aviation 8. Rescue & Searching Parties, United States.
Snow Grounds Search Planes. SNOW GROUNDS SEARCH PLANES BARROW, Alaska, Sept. 20. UP)— Russian flyers, searching for six comrades missing since August 13 on a transpolar flight to the United States, were snowbound at this farthest north Alaskan town today. They had planned yesterday on an overnight f...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/86049 2023-05-15T13:07:58+02:00 Northwest History. Aviation 8. Rescue & Searching Parties, United States. Spokane Chronicle 1937-09-20 Snow Grounds Search Planes. 1937-09-20 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86049 English eng nwh-s-8-1-139 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86049 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History Aviation box 8 snow search planes Barrow Alaska transpolar flight United States north Alaskan town overnight flight Russian north pole camp storm Harold Gillam Fairbanks A. Vartanian Sigismund Levaneffsky "the Lindbergh of Russia" Hubert Wilkins explorer Aklavik N. W. T. missing plane Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Aviation Text Clippings 1937 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:16:20Z Snow Grounds Search Planes. SNOW GROUNDS SEARCH PLANES BARROW, Alaska, Sept. 20. UP)— Russian flyers, searching for six comrades missing since August 13 on a transpolar flight to the United States, were snowbound at this farthest north Alaskan town today. They had planned yesterday on an overnight flight to confer with colleagues at the Russian north pole camp, but the storm prohibited the venture. Pilot Harold Gillam brought them heavy clothing, emergency rations and fresh food supplies from Fairbanks over the weekend, and wireless dispatches quoted A. Vartanian, in charge of the search here, as saying the hunt for Commander Sigismund Levaneffsky, "the Lindbergh of Russia" and his five companions will continue indefinitely. The wireless also brought word Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted explorer and repeatedly praised by the Russians here and at Fairbanks for his search efforts, landed at Aklavik, N. W. T., yesterday after a fifth unsuccessful flight in search of clews to the missing plane. Text Aklavik Barrow North Pole Russian North Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Aklavik ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219) Fairbanks Gillam ENVELOPE(-94.708,-94.708,56.347,56.347) North Pole Pacific Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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snow search planes Barrow Alaska transpolar flight United States north Alaskan town overnight flight Russian north pole camp storm Harold Gillam Fairbanks A. Vartanian Sigismund Levaneffsky "the Lindbergh of Russia" Hubert Wilkins explorer Aklavik N. W. T. missing plane Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Aviation Northwest History. Aviation 8. Rescue & Searching Parties, United States. |
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snow search planes Barrow Alaska transpolar flight United States north Alaskan town overnight flight Russian north pole camp storm Harold Gillam Fairbanks A. Vartanian Sigismund Levaneffsky "the Lindbergh of Russia" Hubert Wilkins explorer Aklavik N. W. T. missing plane Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Aviation |
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Snow Grounds Search Planes. SNOW GROUNDS SEARCH PLANES BARROW, Alaska, Sept. 20. UP)— Russian flyers, searching for six comrades missing since August 13 on a transpolar flight to the United States, were snowbound at this farthest north Alaskan town today. They had planned yesterday on an overnight flight to confer with colleagues at the Russian north pole camp, but the storm prohibited the venture. Pilot Harold Gillam brought them heavy clothing, emergency rations and fresh food supplies from Fairbanks over the weekend, and wireless dispatches quoted A. Vartanian, in charge of the search here, as saying the hunt for Commander Sigismund Levaneffsky, "the Lindbergh of Russia" and his five companions will continue indefinitely. The wireless also brought word Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted explorer and repeatedly praised by the Russians here and at Fairbanks for his search efforts, landed at Aklavik, N. W. T., yesterday after a fifth unsuccessful flight in search of clews to the missing plane. |
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