HOP OF 6668 MILES
TWO DAYS 14 HOURS AIRMEN FROM RUSSIA LANDING IN CALIFORNIA (Elnc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. July 15, 2.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 14. The Soviet airmen, Michael Gromov, A. Yumashev, and S. Daniiine, who flew via the Arctic Circle from Russia to the United States, landed in a cow pasture at San Jacinto, California.
They fought against fogs all the way to California and landed at 2 a.m. to-day, New Zealand time. They estimate that they got as far south as San Diego, but were forced to return owing to the. fog. The petrol line of the plane was dented in landing on the bumpy pastures. Cromov said that they encountered three cyclones en route and were compelled to use the oxygen tanks for 20 hours due to the high altitudes at which it was necessary to keep the plane. The single motor functioned perfectly. They flew non-stop for approximately 0008 miles in two days, 14 hours, 17 minutes.
The flyers were not aware that there was a large army airport only 20 miles from where they landed. Army planes immediately flew to the pasture and stationed a guard over the plane and brought the flyers to the army field.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19378, 16 July 1937, Page 13
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