Journalists crowd around Mikhail Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev who set a world record for by flying directly from from Moscow to Southern California by way of the North Pole, at March Field Air Base. Riverside, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Journalists crowd around Mikhail Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev who set a world record for by flying directly from from Moscow to Southern California by way of the North Pole, at March Field Air Base. Riverside, 1937

Date Created

July 14, 1937

Date

1937-07-14

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Photographers and journalists crowd around pilot Mikhail Gromov, co-pilot Sergei Danilin, and navigator Andrei Yumoshev, who landed the then longest flight in aviation history from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA by way of the North Pole. The three men flew for 62 hours and 17 minutes before landing in Earl Smith's Hemet Valley cow pasture. They were quickly taken to March Field Air Base in Riverside, California, for a meal and a shower before meeting the press.

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Michael GromovSergei YumoshevSergei Danilin left to right
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Los Angeles reception to the pilots of Russian plane; Michael Gromov; Sergei Yumoshev; Sergei Danilin

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Gromov, Mikhail, 1899-
Danilin, Sergei
Yumashev, Andrei

Location

Riverside (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Reporters--American--California--Los Angeles
Events
Aeronautics--California--Riverside
Reporters--American--California--Riverside
World records--California--San Jacinto
Press conferences--California--Riverside
Air bases--American--California--Riverside
Sports
Air pilots--Russian--California--Riverside