Скачать или смотреть Pacific Conquered - the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight, 1931

In October 1931, aviator Clyde Pangborn and his partner Hugh Herndon Jr. completed the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight, landing at his home town of Wenatchee, Washington 41 hours after leaving Japan. These Paramount newsreel clips depict Pangborn's landing and the subsequent celebrations, as well as reactions to and reflections on his flight.

This was digitized from 16mm film held by Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC). The film is held in Pangborn's papers: Cage 112, box 08.

Permissions for embedding, handheld devices, etcetera are restricted on this particular film to protect the creators' rights; this film was digitized at the request of a WSU History instructor and made available for a class, and remains up for continued class use.