Northwest History. Aviation 8. Awards & Honors, United States.

As Nome Honored Soviet Flier. AS Nome Honored Soviet Flier. Commander Mauritz Slipnov, Soviet airman, receives flags of Soviet and the United States from Chamber of Commerce at Nome, Alaska, before he boarded his plane for flight to the ice pack where 101 survivors of the ill-fated freighter Chelyus...

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Published: 1934
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Summary:As Nome Honored Soviet Flier. AS Nome Honored Soviet Flier. Commander Mauritz Slipnov, Soviet airman, receives flags of Soviet and the United States from Chamber of Commerce at Nome, Alaska, before he boarded his plane for flight to the ice pack where 101 survivors of the ill-fated freighter Chelyuskin were awaiting rescue. Slipnov received highest Soviet honors for his gallant work in rescuing castaways.