Downtown in Fairbanks in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
We Flew in the Same Sky
The Alaska-Siberia Airway - 1942-1945
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
1. FDR Quote on WWII Lend Lease Monument
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1, 1945
Address to Congress on the Yalta Conference
This monument commemorates the flights of American planes from the continental United States via Alaska to Siberia, as authorized by the Lend-Lease Act of 1941, an act to promote the defense of the United States. Between 1942 and 1945, pilots flew the Alaska-Siberia Lend Lease Airway to deliver nearly 8,000 warplanes half way around the world, traversing more than 12 time zones from Great Falls, Montana to the Russian warfronts. Much of the route lay over remote and roadless wilderness where pilots made their way in stages from the safety of one hastily built airfield to the next. Alaska was the exchange location. United States Army Air Corps pilots from the 7th Ferrying Squadron flew planes from their points of manufacture in the US states to Great Falls, then across Canada to Ladd Field near Fairbanks, Alaska, now Fort Wainwright. From there, pilots of the USSR Air Force
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The heroism of American and Soviet pilots who flew these warplanes from the United States to the Soviet Union during World War II and all who participated in this endeavor will be always remembered.
[Air Service Emblems, left to right]
US Army Air Force Air Transport Command
Women Airforce Service Pilots WASP · Fifinella
US Army Air Force 7th Ferrying Squadron
USSR Air Force
Erected 2006 by Alaska-Siberia Research Center, State of Alaska, and the United States of America.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 64° 50.721′ N, 147° 43.017′ W. Memorial is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Noble Street and Wendell Avenue, on the left when
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
2. We Flew in the Same Sky Marker
Regionally, this memorial is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, and in Interior Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Women in Wartime (here, next to this marker); Home Front to Front Lines (here, next to this marker); The Settlement (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); c.1914 Agricultural Display (about 300 feet away); The Model Cafι / A. E. "Cap" Lathrop (about 300 feet away); Tanana Indians / Exploration (about 300 feet away); USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Presentation Anchor (about 300 feet away); Rotary Club of Fairbanks, Alaska (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
3. WWII Lend Lease Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
4. Airway Map on WWII Lend Lease Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
5. American Aviator Statue on WWII Lend Lease Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
6. Soviet Aviator Statue on WWII Lend Lease Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
7. WWII Lend Lease Monument Sponsors Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
