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Since AFAIK he was almost never known by his full name, I propose moving this to Clyde Pangborn. TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 00:01, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Does someone have information about the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight from East to West? I'll also post this at the Miss Veedol page. Thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 12:27, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
Here is what currently is stated regarding mileage:
…from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa, Aomori, Japan. Their destination was Seattle, Washington, just under 5500 miles[10] (8,500 km) away, a distance exceeding Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris by 2,000 miles.…
Does anyone else have a problem with this? A Great Circle flight plan calculated from Misawa Air Base RJSM (approx. 5 statute miles from Sabashiro Beach [takeoff]) to Pangborn airport KEAT (also about 5 statute miles from former Fancher Field [landing]) is only 3980 nautical miles (4580 statute miles). Their flight notes recorded that they intended a Great Circle path—which is substantiated by their noting of Aleutian and Queen Charlotte Islands land references. Not sure how 5500 miles could be have calculated for their trip. Jp2xs0n ( talk) 22:43, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
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Since AFAIK he was almost never known by his full name, I propose moving this to Clyde Pangborn. TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 00:01, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Does someone have information about the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight from East to West? I'll also post this at the Miss Veedol page. Thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 12:27, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
Here is what currently is stated regarding mileage:
…from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa, Aomori, Japan. Their destination was Seattle, Washington, just under 5500 miles[10] (8,500 km) away, a distance exceeding Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris by 2,000 miles.…
Does anyone else have a problem with this? A Great Circle flight plan calculated from Misawa Air Base RJSM (approx. 5 statute miles from Sabashiro Beach [takeoff]) to Pangborn airport KEAT (also about 5 statute miles from former Fancher Field [landing]) is only 3980 nautical miles (4580 statute miles). Their flight notes recorded that they intended a Great Circle path—which is substantiated by their noting of Aleutian and Queen Charlotte Islands land references. Not sure how 5500 miles could be have calculated for their trip. Jp2xs0n ( talk) 22:43, 17 May 2024 (UTC)