Chkalov Island
The Chkalov Island ( Russian Остров Чкалова , until 1936: Island Udd , Остров Удд) is an island in Russia .
It is located in the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest of Sakhalin Island and belongs to the Khabarovsk region .
In July 1936, the Soviet pilots Valeri Tschkalow , Georgi Baidukow and Alexander Belyakov flew in a 56-hour record non-stop flight with a Tupolev ANT-25 from Moscow to this island.
Flight route from 1936
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