United States ferry pilots delivered aircraft to
Ladd Army Airfield in
Fairbanks, Alaska. There each aircraft was serviced by
USAAF personnel in preparation for Soviet inspection. After Soviet inspectors accepted the aircraft, five regiments of ferry pilots conveyed aircraft from Fairbanks to Soviet pilot training facilities near
Krasnoyarsk. Each regiment was assigned to a specific segment of the route to become familiar with navigation and weather within that segment. Single-seat
Bell P-39 Airacobra and
Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighters flew in groups with a pair of multi-engine
North American B-25 Mitchell or
Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers. The lead bomber navigated for the flight and the trailing bomber watched for stragglers. Bombers and
Douglas C-47 Skytrains might fly independently, and C-47s transported ferry pilots east for new aircraft.
1st regiment Soviet First regiment pilots accepted the planes at Fairbanks and flew over the Bering Strait via
St. Lawrence Island. • Ladd Army Airfield •
Galena Airport •
Marks Army Airfield •
Gambell Army Airfield •
Uelkal 2nd regiment Second regiment pilots flew from Uelkal to
Seymchan. • Uelkal •
Anadyr •
Markovo •
Seymchan Airport 3rd regiment Third regiment pilots flew from Seymchan to
Yakutsk. • Seymchan •
Zyryanka West Airport •
Susuman Airport •
Oymyakon •
Khandyga •
Ust-Maya •
Yakutsk Airport 4th regiment Fourth regiment pilots flew from Yakutsk to
Kirensk. • Yakutsk •
Aldan •
Olyokminsk •
Bodaybo Airport •
Vitim Airport •
Kirensk Airport 5th regiment Fifth regiment pilots flew from Kirensk to Krasnoyarsk. • Kirensk •
Ust-Kut Airport •
Krasnoyarsk Northeast ==See also==