Naval Air Facility Misawa Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Rodeman (left) and Commander Naval Forces Japan Chief of Staff Capt. Peter Rush salute as the national anthem is played during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight. Miss Veedol, a 1931 Bellanca Skyrocket J-400, departing from Misawa and landing in East Wenatchee, Wash., was the first aircraft to fly across the Pacific Ocean nonstop.
Date Taken: | 08.18.2011 |
Date Posted: | 08.18.2011 02:31 |
Photo ID: | 444405 |
VIRIN: | 110818-N-KK192-061 |
Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
Size: | 1.53 MB |
Location: | MISAWA, AOMORI, JP |
Web Views: | 15 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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