"The dream of mankind has come true." How in a transpondory flight Chkalov was overslept by the North Pole
Soviet aviators leave the White House after meeting with Franklin Roosevelt. From left to right: Georgy Baydukov, Valery Chkalov, USSR Ambassador to Washington Alexander Trojanovsky and Alexander Belyakov. Washington, County of Colombia, June 28, 1937. Photo from the library of the US Congress, the Ostamp and Photo Department On June 18, 1937, a non -stop flight from Moscow in the United States began the crew of Chkalov, which ended on June 20.