Russian Aviators Blaze Air Route To U.S Over Pole

Clip: 346314_1_1

Year Shot: 1937 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1523

Original Film: 009-573-01

HD: N/A

Location: VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

Timecode: 00:01:33 - 00:03:03

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Shaky, grainy dull in contrast and imagery - D.O.S Three valiant Russian airmen land in the United States after a trailblazing Trans-Polar flight. Forced down but a few hundred miles short of their goal, the aviators established the feasibility of a passenger route across the top of the world.