Aviation aux Etats-Unis : divers pilotes, 1930-1940. - 38 photos - Photo n° 229748
Photo n°
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TWO RUSSIANAIRMEN ATTEMPT « TOP OF THE WORLD » FLIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA TO MOSCOW. Two Russian airmen, Victor Bevtchenko and Sigismund Levanevsky, refuelled at San Francisco, California, on an attempt to fly to Moscow from Los Angeles via the “top of the world route”. Their purpose is to demonstrate the practicability of a route from California to the Orient. Photo Shows: Victor Bevtchenko and Sigismund Levanevsky (right) at San Francisco during their “top of world” flight attempt. US August 12 th 1936 PN.r. [Sipho]
