Northwest History. Alaska. Distance Flights.

Russian Fliers Forced By Fog To Turn Back To Nome. Russian Fliers Forced by Fog to Turn Back to Nome Nome, Alaska, Aug. 14.—CP)— Driving into a dense fog over Bering strait, the Russian fliers, Sigismund Levanevsky and Victor Levanchenko, turned back from their flight toward Uelen (Whalen)—Siberia t...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Russian fliers
Nome
Alaska
fog
Bering strait
Sigismund Levanevsky
Victor Levanchenko
Uelen
Whalen
Siberia
Teller
Port Clarence
Safety lagoon
Moscow
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Bering Strait
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90302
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Summary:Russian Fliers Forced By Fog To Turn Back To Nome. Russian Fliers Forced by Fog to Turn Back to Nome Nome, Alaska, Aug. 14.—CP)— Driving into a dense fog over Bering strait, the Russian fliers, Sigismund Levanevsky and Victor Levanchenko, turned back from their flight toward Uelen (Whalen)—Siberia today and landed at 3:30 p. m., PST, at Teller on Port Clarence about 60 miles north of Taking off from Safety lagoon, they had passed over Nome at 2:10 p. m. today (5:10 p. m„ PST) on their way across Bering strait to Siberia and Moscow.

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