Russian aviators greet the press after breaking the non-stop flight record, flying from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA. July 14, 1937.

Item Overview

Title

Russian aviators greet the press after breaking the non-stop flight record, flying from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA. July 14, 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

Soviet aviators -- Col. Mikhail Gromov, pilot, Maj. Andrei Yumashev, co-pilot, and Capt. Sergei Danilin, navigator -- are welcomed after breaking the nonstop flight record, flying from Moscow and landing in San Jacinto, California, via the North Pole. The trio flew over 6700 miles in 62 hours and 12 minutes. The original plan was for the airplane to land in San Diego, but fog made landing the Russians’ large monoplane on San Diego’s short runways dangerous, and so the crew landed instead in the semi-desert fields surrounding San Jacinto. After landing, the crew was taken to March Field Air Base in Riverside to shower and eat.Gromov is pictured at center, while Russian Consul Grigori Gokhman is pictured at right.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Candid Camera shots of Russian Flyers - 15 films - 30 shots.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Gokhman, Grigori
Gromov, Mikhail, 1899-

Location

Riverside (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Aeronautics--California--Riverside
Consuls--Russian--California--Riverside
World records--California--San Jacinto
Press conferences--California--Riverside
Air bases--American--California--Riverside
Transportation
Air pilots--Russian--California--Riverside
Media