AIRMAN ARRESTED.
CLYDE PANGBORN IN RUSSIA. Mr Clyde Pangborn, American flier, is reported to be under arrest at Velikiye Luki, near the Latvian border. ‘lt is alleged that he attempted to enter Russia without a passport visa. He was on a flight from Stockholm to Moscow, accompanied by Mr William Sirovich, of New York, a member of Oongress. It is said that Mr Pangborn left Stockholm at the last minute, and was unable to obtain a visa. He thought he could get one across the border. Soviet officials gave him 24 hours to obtain a visa or face deportation. Meantime, Mr Sirovich has gone on to Moscow to try to arrange matters for Mr Pangborn there. The airman was completing arrangements for his long-deferred flight around the world, which was originally announced for June last yeai. He flew the Pacific with Hugh Herndon in 1931, after having been arrested in Japan for having landed without a permit. With Roseo Turner, lie competed in the Melbourne Centenary Air Race from England.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 204, 29 July 1937, Page 9
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170AIRMAN ARRESTED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 204, 29 July 1937, Page 9
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