Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site
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pangborn-herndon-memorial-site-286-18525549
title:
Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site
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The Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site is a monument in (present-day) East Wenatchee, Washington, dedicated to Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., the two men who made the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. They departed from Misawa, Japan, on October 4, 1931, and landed near this site 41 hours later. The memorial, by artist Walter Graham, is northeast of East Wenatchee and consists of a 14-foot-high (4.3 m), 14-ton (13 t) basalt column atop a concrete base. The column is topped by 36
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Monument in Washington, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangborn-Herndon_Memorial_Site
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date modified:
2024-01-26T13:49:29Z
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13
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15