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Euclid-Lyn  \n# NEW YORK TO NOME\n\nNEW YORK  \nMARIAN T.PLACE  \n# The First lnternationalCross-Country Flight\n\nThe Macmillan Company,New York,New York  \nso.Euclid-lycl.Paerm of Education  \n1  \nP  \nCopyright @1972 Marian T.Place  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be  \nreproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recordingor by any information storage and retrieval system,withoutpermission in writing from the Publisher.  \nLibrary of Congress catalog card number:77-170874  \nThe Macmillan Company866 Third AvenueNew York,N.Y.10022  \nCollier-Macmillan Canada Ltd.,Toronto,Ontario  \nPrinted in the United States of America765432  \n 72-929   \nGrateful acknowledgment is made to National GeographicMagazine for permission to quote from“The First AlaskanAir Expedition”by Captain St.Clair Streett,published inthe May 1922 issue.  \nCONTENTS  \n1 A Dangerous Flight Gets Under Way12 First Accident Report93 Bad Weather Is Good News174 Hop Off into Canada245A Fire Scare in the Air326In the Very Heart of Our Trouble407 Flying the Gold Rush Routes488Fifty-three Hours and Thirty Minutesto Nome599From Nome to New York67  \nIndex71","cbCaimNueXaauUlR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimNueXaauUlR","pdf",2970320,88,"English","# Contents\n## 1 A Dangerous Flight Gets Under Way\n## 12 First Accident Report\n## 93 Bad Weather Is Good News\n## 174 Hop Off into Canada\n## 245A Fire Scare in the Air\n## 326In the Very Heart of Our Trouble\n## 407 Flying the Gold Rush Routes\n## 488Fifty-three Hours and Thirty Minutes to Nome\n## 599 From Nome to New York\n## 67 Index","[{\"question\":\"When did the flight from New York to Nome begin?\",\"answer\":\"It began shortly after noon on July 15, 1920.\"},{\"question\":\"Why were the DH-4 flights planned as short hops?\",\"answer\":\"The DH-4 fuel tanks held only 120 gallons of gasoline, limiting range.\"},{\"question\":\"What made navigation and safety especially difficult during the trip?\",\"answer\":\"There were few airfields, no airway beacons, no radios, no reliable weather reports, and no dependable aerial maps.\"}]","NEW YORK TO NOME - The First International Cross-Country Flight | PDF",1790703587,136]