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Flight to Asia's Kurile chain faces harsh miles
Lt. Wenus de Williams reports three United States Army Air Service flyers will push from the Aleutians toward the Kurile Islands, skipping Petropavlovsk and aiming for Paramushiri and Shimushu. The route crosses uncharted seas, harsh winds, and volcanic arcs as they seek Asiatic landfall and a perilous leg toward Japan.
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T. S
Canada
North Maceba Oe
WSP
Wenus DE Williams
ALS
OR. C
New York
United States Army Air Service
Kashi- Nabara
Paramushiru Island
Bering Strait
Keown
Kuriles
U. S Fish Commission
Kamchatka Peninsula
Petropavlovsk
Aleutian Islands
Kurile Islands
Asia
Kamchatka
Shimushu
Salleya
Paramushiri
Ashersuaids
Air Service
Kurile
Yetorofu
Kunashiri
Noth
Alaska
Japan
Kamchatkan Peninsula
Kamchatkan
Alentians
Yevorofu
Bettohu Bay
Kartle
Aleutians
Sakhalin
Russia
Kurles
Kuitle Island
Kunashiti
Hokkaido