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1939 Russian plane crashes on Miscou Island during an attempted Moscow to New York Flight
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0:21Now PlayingDate: 11th May 1939
Location: New York, USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
CANADA: New Brunswick: Gulf of St. Lawrence: Miscou Island:
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AEROPLANES - Russian Soviet airmen crash at Miscou Island, New Brunswick, Canada, on attempted Moscow -N.Y.Flight, Brig. Gen. Kokkinaki & Navigator. Arrival N.Y.
KOKKINAKI, Brig. Gen. Crashes w. navigator on Miscou Island, New Brunswick, Canada, & arrives at N.Y. when rescued
Aviation; Disasters and Accidents; Soviet Union
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