Northwest History. Alaska 7. Aviation Accidents, United States

Russian Aviators Reported Down. Russian Aviators Reported Down JUNEAU, Aug. 8. --(AP) -- The Juneau Empire received an unconfirmed report this aftersnoon that the monoplane flown by two Russian aviation-scientists en route from Seattle, to Siberia was forced down at Bella Bella, on the British Colum...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Russian aviators
Juneau
Juneau Empire
monoplane
Seattle
Sibreia
Bella Bella
British Columbia coast
Sigismund Levanevsky
Victor Levchenko
navigator
Candadian Press
Prince Rupert
B. C.
Digby Island
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Alaska
Pacific
Rupert
Siberia
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/89284
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Summary:Russian Aviators Reported Down. Russian Aviators Reported Down JUNEAU, Aug. 8. --(AP) -- The Juneau Empire received an unconfirmed report this aftersnoon that the monoplane flown by two Russian aviation-scientists en route from Seattle, to Siberia was forced down at Bella Bella, on the British Columbia coast. The plane, piloted by Sigismund Levanevsky with Victor Levchenko as navigator, left Seattle at 10:26 a. m., and was due here about 5 p. m. A Canadian Press dispatch from Prince Rupert, B. C, said a plane, believed to be the Soviet flyers', passed over Digby Island at 3:30 p. m.

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