First Transpolar Flight - 50 Years - Vancouver, Washington
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 45° 37.453 W 122° 39.426
10T E 526730 N 5052353
Plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first transpolar flight which ended at Pearson Airfield, June 20, 1937, in Vancouver, Washington.
Waymark Code: WMJ9XQ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The 50th anniversary plaque was added to a monument that had been placed for the 38th anniversary.

From 38th anniversary plaque:

The Soviet Transpolar Flight Of 1937

Near this site at Pearson Airfield on June 20th, 1937, three Soviet aviators completed the first non-stop flight from the U.S.S.R. to the U.S.A.

Command Pilot Valeri Chkalov, Co-pilot Georgi Baidukov, and Navigator Alexander Belyakov, completed the Moscow to Vancouver flight in 63 hours 16 minutes, covering 5,288 nautical miles.

The plaques above and on the reverse side were cast in the Soviet Union and presented to Vancouver by the Soviet people to commemorate the event.

This memorial was dedicated on June 20, 1975

Anniversary Year: 50 years

Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1937

Address:
Pearson Field
East 5th Street
Vancouver, Washington

Website: Not listed
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