Round-the-World Flights

Over the Air-Bridge and Round-the-World

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Flown Cover	Cover - Rear	Autographed Enclosure	Fairchild 71	Joe Crosson

	This cover began its journey round-the-world in Nome AK on September 2, 1934 
and was flown across the Bearing Sea air-bridge to Uelen, Russia.  Joe Crosson 
piloted a Pacific Alaska Airways Fairchild 71 float-plane (NC-10623) with several 
passengers on a survey flight linking North America and Asia.  Pacific Alaska 
Airways was a subsidiary of Pan American Airways.
        Joe Crosson                 PAKA Pilot
        Robert J Gleason            PAKA Radio Operator 
        Robert Thach                PAKA Vice President
        Lyman Peck                  PAKA General Manager
        Harlee Branch               US Assistant Postmaster General
	The cover continued westward round-the-world finally returning to Nome AK 
sometime after November 30, 1934.
        Fairbanks AK                09/01/34 
        Nome AK                     09/02/34
        Uelen, Russia                  
        Anadyr, Russia
        Moscow, Russia              10/29/34	 
        Berlin, Germany             11/19/34
        New York, NY
        Seattle, WA                 11/30/34
        Fairbanks, AK
        Nome, AK

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