Category
page 1Aviation in Alaska
bush plane
airplane used for transportation to remote or underdeveloped destinations
bush flying
Piloting small aircraft in remote areas
ALSIB
ALSIB (or the Northern Trace) was the Soviet Union portion of the Alaska-Siberian air road receiving Lend-Lease aircraft from the Northwest Staging Route. Aircraft manufactured in the United States were flown over this route for World War II combat service on the Eastern Front.
right|thumb| Kathrine the Great and other Douglas A-20 Havocs waiting at Nome to fly west over the ALSIB.