Warplanes to Siberia: The Secret Airway

Reviving the legendary route

To commemorate the 70^th anniversary of the end of World War II, online game developer and publisher Wargaming, in partnership with BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation (USA) and Rusavia (Russia), will retrace the historic Alaska to Siberia (ALSIB) route.

8700 mi

Total route

Pilots

Jeff Geer

BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation Executive Director
Sergey Baranov

Pilot
Mark Kandianis

Pilot
Aleksandr Riabinin

Pilot
Alan Anders

Squadron Leader
Valentin Lavrentiev

Pilot

Air path between the USA and the USSR

Experienced aviators will take command of World War II aircraft, employing the three ship formation.

Great Falls

20 July 2015 Despite its name, the Alaska to Siberia route starts in the small city of Great Falls, Montana, located not far from the Canadian border. More

Calgary

Edmonton

25 July 2015 The Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, is known as the “Gateway to the North”. During World War II, it became an important staging point of the Alaska-Siberian air route. More

Fort Nelson

21 July 2015 More

Watson Lake

21 July 2015 More

Whitehorse

21 July 2015 More

Fairbanks

31 July 2015 What do you imagine when you hear “Alaska”? More

Nome

21 July 2015 More

Anadyr

2 August 2015 After a 12-hour flight, we finally reached Russia. The first checkpoint on Russian land was the city of Anadyr. More

Magadan

21 July 2015 More

Yakutsk

3 August 2015 Located almost halfway along the Soviet stretch of the Alaska to Siberia route, Yakutsk was chosen as an administrative center. More

Bratsk

21 July 2015 More

Krasnoyarsk

6 August 2015 Crossing the Finish Line
We made it!
After covering thousands of miles, we finally touched down at Krasnoyarsk. More

Moscow

31 August 2015 The MAKS International Aerospace Show is one of the largest international air and space expos. More

Route

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Miles

8700

covered

Planes

2618 Planes delivered

Bell P-39 Airacobra

2618 units were delivered to the Soviet Union through ALSIB.

2397 Planes delivered

Bell P-63 Kingcobra

A United States fighter aircraft developed from the Bell P-39 Airacobra.

732 Planes delivered

North American B-25 Mitchell

An American twin-engined medium bomber.

54 Planes delivered

North American AT-6 Texan

A single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train fighter pilots and bomber crews, the AT-6 went into manufacturing production in 1937.

710 Planes delivered

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Known also as the DC-3 Dakota and developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company, this American military transport aircraft has a number of passenger and transport modifications.

1 Planes delivered

Curtiss C-46 Commando

A military modification of the transport aircraft Curtiss-Wright CW-2.

1363 Planes delivered

Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc

Development for the Havoc began in 1936, and the first prototype took off on October, 26, 1938.

48 Planes delivered

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

One of the longest serving fighters, over 13,738 of the P-40s with numerous modifications were built in four years (1940–1944) and served in 26 countries.

Route organizers

Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. They are dedicated to preserving and restoring historical sites and inspiring historical interest.

www.wargaming.com

BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation

The BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to education, aviation history and historical aircraft preservation, offering unique educational opportunities through a series of great projects.

www.bravo369.net

Rusavia Ltd

Founded in 1991, Russian Aviation Co. Ltd specializes in the supply and production of spare parts, instruments and equipment for numerous aircraft. The company is deeply involved in charity and restoration work.