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Clipping regarding Clyde E. Pangborn (ddr-njpa-1-1342)
Caption on front: "The reward for the outstanding achievement in aviation in 1931: Clyde E. Pangborn, who with Hugh Herndon Jr. flew from Japan to the United States, standing beside the Harmon Trophy which was presented to him by the Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs."
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Plane from first transpacific flight (ddr-densho-128-82)
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. were the first pilots to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. They started in Misawa, Japan and landed in Wenatchee, Washington.
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Plane of first transpacific flight (ddr-densho-128-81)
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. were the first pilots to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. They started in Misawa, Japan and landed in Wenatchee, Washington.
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Pilots of first transpacific flight (ddr-densho-128-80)
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. stand in front of their plane after becoming the first pilots to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. They started in Misawa, Japan and landed in Wenatchee, Washington.
