Soviet Transpolar Flight of 1937

5th Street

The Soviet Transpolar Flight of 1937

The Soviet Transpolar Flight of 1937 Magnificent Triumph of Soviet Aviation

“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, CoPilot Georgi Baidukov, and Navigator Alexander Belyakov, completed the Moscow to Vancouver Flight in 63 hours, 16 minutes, covering 5,288 nautical miles.” ... E 5th St near Pearson Air Museum hmdb.org/m.asp?m=50831