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Pangborn Herndon Memorial Site

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Architect
  
Graham,Walter

Area
  
3 ha

Nearest city
  
East Wenatchee

NRHP Reference #
  
72001269

Added to NRHP
  
16 March 1972

Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site

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The Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site is a monument in East Wenatchee, Washington, United States, dedicated to Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., the two men who made the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. They departed from Misawa, Japan, on October 4, 1931, and landed near this site 41 hours later. The memorial is northeast of East Wenatchee and consists of a 14-foot-high (4.3 m), 14-ton (13 t) basalt column atop a concrete base. The column is topped by 36-inch (91 cm) wings made of aluminum.

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Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site Wikipedia