Northwest History. Alaska. Distance Flights.

Should Arrive This Morning. Should Arrive This Morning. OME, Alaska, June 12. (/P)—Eyes turned westward awaiting the appearance of Jimmie Mattern. This settlement of 1500 persons scanned cloud-heavy skies today and watched heavy fog banks roll over the jagged ice of Bering sea in unfavorable flying...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1933
Subjects:
Nome
Alaska
Jimmie Mattern
Bering sea l Khabarovsk
Siberian coast
western Alaska
fog
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Bering Sea
Jagged
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90264
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Summary:Should Arrive This Morning. Should Arrive This Morning. OME, Alaska, June 12. (/P)—Eyes turned westward awaiting the appearance of Jimmie Mattern. This settlement of 1500 persons scanned cloud-heavy skies today and watched heavy fog banks roll over the jagged ice of Bering sea in unfavorable flying When word of his take-off from Khabarovsk was received, it was estimated he would arrive between 16% and 17 hours later. On the first long leg of his trip he averaged about 150 miles an hour. With an equal speed he should cover the 2500 miles from the Siberian coast and be in th e vicinity of western Alaska between 3 and 4 a. m. Tuesday, Pacific daylight time.

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