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Friendship Flight (Alaska Airlines)

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The friendship flight was a singular flight operated by Alaskan Airlines in 1988 from Nome, Alaska in the United States to Provideniya in the Soviet Union. There were about 80 passengers on board.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Alaska Airlines begins Soviet flights". upi.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Cold War thaw began with a 'friendship flight' over Bering Strait". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 14 May 2018.