Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 36 | Russ Fliers to Hop off Sunday

FLIERS TO Y HOP OFF SUNDAY I SEWARD A Alaska Sept 28 AP Their hazardous ous' ous flight ac across across' oss' oss 0 5 the stormy north l Pacific o odeaH et coli cony t oni tc four or o r. r n flying fly fly- In ing from Moscow to New York inthe in Ip the tho Land b bf th the Soviets Soviets re rested led today to today to- to day for 01 a al ho hop tomorrow to Sitka Silka capital of Alaska in the th days ays of r rulan ulan Russian lt t Less Loss than GOO COO miles mUes separated th the Russians from the city that t was wag the thc Alaskan capital until 1900 a and d Still contains man many land marks from th the period of ot tho mho Russian occupation The aviators planned planned- to stop atop a day n or two In SlUm Sitka before eore leaving vh g f for r Seattle While in the they will visit the theold old Russian en cathedral dral hi 1840 and old l Ing irig J buildings more buildings moro than 10 years old olet Preparations for or tomorrows tomorrow's trip w were rc b being made by aviators avia avla tors who arrived yesterday after I h dnn dangerous flight from Dutch liar IJar- liar borr Un t The hc h hop p fr frOm m mP P Dutch Harbor t d the Journey jouancy across across the P I front from Siberia by th the way D of oc th the Ai Aleutian islands a and d brought the plane plan to the thc mainland of oC Alaska Tho Russians have less than mn miles 8 l remaining of oC the lire 12 mild flight ht from Moscow scow to X York A naval escort ot of six planes will greet the J e soviets at Seattle vh ch will be reached Tuesday or 01 Wednes da day At Seattle the tho planes pontoons pon- pon will b bo replaced with wheels for tor tho flight to New to-New New York b by way of or San Satt Francisco Semyon koy ko commander of C the expedition said t they cy will stay four or five O days In Seattle e. e