Brotherly greetings to the valiant sons of our Motherland!

Congratulations on the successful fulfillment of the plan of the historic flight.

I firmly shake your hands.

I. Stalin.

Pravda. September 14, 1936.

Note: Levanevsky S.A. (1902–1937) — legendary polar pilot, holder of the Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union No. 2 (1934). Levchenko V.I. (1906–1937) — from 1933 Levanevsky's permanent navigator.

In 1936, Levanevsky and Levchenko received a government assignment to familiarize themselves with models of seaplanes produced in the USA. They selected a "Vultee 1-A" seaplane. On August 5, 1936, the Los Angeles — Moscow flight was launched, with the route passing through Alaska, Chukotka, and the Arctic. On September 13, 1936, they arrived in Moscow, covering a distance of 13,000 kilometers.

On August 13, 1937, Levanevsky and Levchenko disappeared without a trace during a Moscow — North Pole — Fairbanks (USA) flight. Despite searches lasting about a year, the aircraft was never found.