USSR 1929: Red Whales over the Taiga
The USSR was the largest and longest Dornier Wal operator - from 1926 to 42, building about 100 copies.
Used for SAR, outpost support and scouting missions (including to the mysterious Tunguska impact @ 60.903056, 101.909722, check!). Spectacular long distance pioneer flights (up to 26.000km) were done in Siberia and the Arctic.
Today we reenact a 3400km flying-doctor ride along the mighty Lena river:
start near the famous Shaman Rocks on Lake Baikal and continue to the huge delta, land on many settlements (WPs) on the riverbanks to vaccinate the locals.
PION_sowjet_wal_lena.PLN (5.7 KB)
