In a daring bid to clear their names, American fliers Hugh Herndon and Clyde Pangborn set out today to prove they’re not spies. Their nonstop flight from Tokyo to Seattle, a 5,000-mile ordeal, is their chance to convince the Japanese police they’re not out to compromise national security. Yesterday, their arrival at Tachikawa airfield in Tokyo sparked a heated debate among Japanese officials, who were mulling whether to send planes to intercept them before they breached Japanese airspace.
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- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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