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The lack of its own aircraft, which is acutely felt in the country at the beginning of the Second World War, the Soviet Union has led to seek military-technical assistance to the Allies. According to the agreement, the United States and Britain have pledged to put "the Council", among other things, flying ships. We decided to throw planes through Yakutia.

But in Siberia, he has never had to do no infrastructure. "Huge country" had to roll up our sleeves: in less than a year, in the vast territory beyond the Urals were built and reconstructed 16 airfields. This made it possible to start the year 1942 distillation military transport equipment.

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The route will go down in history as the Alaska-Siberia (abbreviated AlSib) on it in the Soviet Union were transferred 8 thousand fighters, bombers and transport vessels. Because of the length AlSib had to be divided into five sections, which worked on the principle of the relay. The most difficult was the segment from Seimchan in Magadan to Yakutsk. Here, among the Siberian snows and cold, it lost most aircraft. In general, AlSib claimed the lives of 113 87 Soviet and American pilots.

The memory of the heroism of the war years lives among Yakut people today. And, of course, these events are remembered and honored by veterans who were their direct participants. 

For the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Alaska-Siberia air route, former American pilots arrived in Yakutia. The meeting of experienced aviators of the two countries was very exciting. Veterans aviation Russia and the United States have established a memorial sign at the site. Just in Khangalassky district were discovered the wreckage of another, the victim then wreck the American fighter. Search and research to find the wreckage, the remains of the pilots, the documents continue all the time. Expedition working in the mountains, and even under water.

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Russian veterans and their American colleagues have visited the memorial sites AlSib, met with the students: remember the story, the young years, shared their impressions about today. The inhabitants of Siberia, in general, are very warm to the pilots. After all, for the aviation in this region is of paramount importance. In the absence of a developed transport infrastructure and the enormous distances to some of the settlements can be reached only by plane. And veterans of aviation here is particularly anxious meet and are always welcome.

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