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Russians Train On Alaska Ferry Flights and Ladd Field Life
Russians learning to fly in Alaska adapt fast to American procedures. They master controls, with instrument readings in English, and rely on sign language for in cockpit coordination. At Ladd Field they work with interpreters, enjoy clubs, PX visits, and tough work ethics amid harsh winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladd Field
Arctic Skyway
Great Falls
Mont
Edmonton
Fairbanks
Nome
Siberia
Alaska
Vladimir V. Finogenoff
Peter Gamov
Jacob D. Gorbenko
Fedor I. Trapeznikov
America
Gamov
Russia
H. P. Little
Michael Machin
Machin
Natilie F. Fenelonova
Elena A. Makarova
George G. Kisevalter
New York
Michael Gavrisheff
Washington
D. C
Leningrad
Anatol Rappaport
Igor A. Gubert
Berkeley
Calif
Gubert
S/Segt
Victor F. Salatko
Harbin
Manchuria
Salatko
Irkutsk
Elias Borotovsky
Caucasus
Alexander Homenchuck
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nome PX
Sgt
Louis B. Stack
Binghamton
Stack
U.S
Ladd
Betty Grable
Pfc
Frank Nigro
Ladd Boq
Frank T. Bondy
E. B. Gentry
CAA
Gentry
Riley J. Sipe
Pistol
Grs
Gerald J. Lambert
Los Angeles
Paul F. Mooney
San Antonio
Tex
Mooney