Northwest History. Aviation 8. Wilkins' Expedition, United States.

Arctic Plane Is Ready: Captain Wilkins Soon To Start His Air Exploration. ARCTIC PLANE IS READY Captain Wilkins Soon To Start His Air Exploration. (Special wireless dispatch to The Spokesman-Review and North American Newspaper Alliance. Copyright, 1927. In all countries by North American Newspaper A...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1927
Subjects:
arctic plane
air exploration
North American Newspaper Alliance
Point Barrow
Alaska
Alger Graham
Howard Mason
arctic blind spot
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Arctic
Detroit
Pacific
Wilkins
Barrow
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86107
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Summary:Arctic Plane Is Ready: Captain Wilkins Soon To Start His Air Exploration. ARCTIC PLANE IS READY Captain Wilkins Soon To Start His Air Exploration. (Special wireless dispatch to The Spokesman-Review and North American Newspaper Alliance. Copyright, 1927. In all countries by North American Newspaper Alliance.) POINT BARROW, Alaska, June 1. -- The final outfitting of the Detroit News-Wilkins plane for Captain Hubert Wilkins' second exploratory flight into the arctic has been completed. Yesterday Captain Wilkins, Alger Graham and Howard Mason took a one hour trial flight to test the compasses and radio. The weather is warm and cloudless and Wilkins hopes to start within a few days in his quest for undiscovered land in the arctic blind spot.

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