Monument to N-209 & Crew in Moscow
Monument to Levanevsky
Radio equipment like this would have been used to send the final message
DB-A re-fuelling prior to takeoff - August 12, 1937
The flight was of great pre-war importance and a source of national pride for the Russian people
The DB-A was painted bright red and blue "to make it easier to see should a rescue operation be required". But it's no coincidence that the same colours were part of the Levanevsky family crest
Levanevsky shown here with the aircraft that would ultimately search for him and his crew in 1938
Levanevsky indicating intended destination in Alaska