ALSIB
ALSIB (or the Northern Trace) was the Soviet Union portion of the Alaska-Siberian air road receiving Lend-Lease aircraft from the Northwest Staging Route. Aircraft manufactured in the United States were flown over this route for World War II combat service on the Eastern Front.[1]
Routing
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1st regiment
Soviet First regiment pilots accepted the planes at Fairbanks and flew over the Bering Strait via St. Lawrence Island.
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- Uelkal Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
2nd regiment
Second regiment pilots flew from Uelkal to Seymchan.
- Uelkal
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3rd regiment
Third regiment pilots flew from Seymchan to Yakutsk.[1]
- Seymchan
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- Khandyga Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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4th regiment
Fourth regiment pilots flew from Yakutsk to Kirensk.[1]
- Yakutsk
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- Vitim Airport Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Kirensk Airport Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
5th regiment
Fifth regiment pilots flew from Kirensk to Krasnoyarsk.[1]
- Kirensk
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- Krasnoyarsk Northeast Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
See also
- North Atlantic air ferry route in World War II
- South Pacific air ferry route in World War II
- West Coast Wing (Air Transport Command route to Alaska)
- Crimson Route (Planned route from N America to Europe, later abandoned)
Notes
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Sources
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External links
- "ALSIB – The Route of Courage: Voice of Russia." Ruvr.ru. Retrieved 19 July 2012
- Map of the route from gcmap.com
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