Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.

Speeding From Nome: Plane Rushing Sick Man To Seattle. SPEEDING FROM NOME Plane Rushing Sick Man to Seattle With Noel Wien, dean of Alaska flyers at the controls, a big tri-motored plane was winging its way from Nome to Seattle yesterday on an emergency mission. According to a wireless message recei...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1935
Subjects:
Nome
Seattle
Noel Wien
emergency mission
Rex Swartz
Joseph Most
the Far Northern city
Alfred Lomen
Nome business man
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Alaska
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90382
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Summary:Speeding From Nome: Plane Rushing Sick Man To Seattle. SPEEDING FROM NOME Plane Rushing Sick Man to Seattle With Noel Wien, dean of Alaska flyers at the controls, a big tri-motored plane was winging its way from Nome to Seattle yesterday on an emergency mission. According to a wireless message received yesterday by the Lomen interests here, Dr. Rex Swartz, mayor of Nome, was flying here with Joseph Most, Nome mining man, to procure medial or sugical aid for Most not available in the Far Northern city. The nature of Most's illness was not disclosed in the message. The plane left Nome at 10:37 a.m. Saturday, or 1: 37 p.m. Seattle time and the message from Alfred Lomen, Nome business man, indicated it would reach here tomorrow morning.

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