Photo: Recreating history
By July 17, 2015
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The flight crew and pilots of a 1943 Douglas C-47 do an inspection of the plane during a fuel stop at Bryan Field in Starkville on Thursday. Russian pilot Valentin Lavrentiev, left, John Makinson and Glen Moss are flying the vintage aircraft from Punta Gorda, Florida, to Great Falls, Montana. From there, they will recreate the flight of the Alaskan-Siberian military air route from Montana to Russia with a final destination of Moscow. The flight is part of a 70th anniversary commemoration of World War II’s end. From 1942 to 1945, nearly 8,000 military aircraft were flown from factories in the U.S. to Great Falls, and from there to Fairbanks, Alaska. The aircraft were then transferred to Soviet pilots, who flew them across Siberia toward the war’s front. Wargaming, an online game developer, has partnered with BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation (USA) and Rusavia (Russia), to retrace the historic Alaska to Siberia route. Photo by: Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff
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