Valery Chkalov, Georgy Baidukov and Aleksandr Belyakov flew 9130 km (5670 miles) from Moscow across the North Pole to Vancouver, Washington, near Portland, Oregon. The ANT-25 was named Stalinsky Marshrut (Stalin's Route), referring to an earlier, 9374-km flight from Moscow to the Russian Far East by the same plane and crew. Sister ship URSS-N025-1 flew 11,500 km from Moscow to California in favourable weather in July 1937. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Austrian fighter attending the opening of Budaörs as Budapest's new airport. Construction number taken from the photo. The Austrian CR.32s would be sold to Hungary after the Anschluss. The Budaörs site was poorly chosen and the development of Ferihegy airport commenced already in 1938! The beautiful terminal building designed by Virgil Borbiró still stands as seen in photo 93389. Photo from: Fortepan