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Aviation dawned in the Yukon on August 16, 1920, with the arrival of the first of four U.S. Army De Havilland DH-4 bi-planes. Lead by Captain St. Clair Street, these aging aircraft and their crew of eight were members of the Black Wolf Squadron, based in Washington D.C.
They had departed Minneola, New York on July 15, 1920, attempting to prove the practicality of air travel by flying across the continent to Nome, Alaska and back. Their routing brought them across Canada and up the west coast through Wrangell, Alaska to Whitehorse, where they landed on the plateau west of town. After refueling and making minor repairs to a blown tire on Lt. Crumrine's aircraft, the group took off for Fairbanks via Dawson City, where they landed on August 17, 1920. A few days later they were in Nome.
On October 20, 1920 the entire group triumphantly returned to New York, after flying a total of 9,000 miles in 112 hours, without a major mishap - an incredible feat for that time.
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U.S. Army Black Wolf Squadron
16 August 1920
New York, New York USA

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Whitehorse residents greet the first airplane to fly into the Yukon.
September, 1920
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada

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Whitehorse residents greet the first airplane to fly into the Yukon. The aircraft was one of four U.S. Army DH-4s of the Black Wolf Squadron, en route from New York to Nome Alaska
Mickey McCarty Photo
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Whitehorse residents get their first look at an airplane
16 August 1920
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada

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Whitehorse residents get their first look at an airplane, as they gather around two of the U.S. Army De Havilland bi-planes, enroute from New York to Nome. Lt. Crumrine's airplane blew a tire at Whitehorse, for which a repair was made by wrapping rope around the wheel, enabling him to continue to Dawson
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