HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3423 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3423
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, COMMEMMORATING THE 7e ANNIVERSARY
OF THE RUSSIAN TRANS-POLAR FLIGHT FROM MOSCOW TO SAN
JACINTO IN 1937.
WHEREAS, on July 14, 1937 three Russian pilots made a 62 hour, 17 minute transpolar flight
from Moscow; and
WHEREAS, a historical world non-stop distance record of 6,305 miles was established; and
WHEREAS, the plane which was manned by Chief Pilot Mikail Gromoff, Co-Pilot Andrei
Yumosheff, and Navigator Sergei Danilin set down in a field just outside of San
Jacinto; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this historic flight, the Russian City of Zhukovsky and the City of
San Jacinto became sister cities; and
WHEREAS, on July 16, 1987, the people of San Jacinto commemorated this event by
placing an appropriate plaque, which is in the City's Museum, near the landing
site; and
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2007, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the historic landing, a
new monument was placed near the location of the landing.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN, that the CITY OF SAN JACINTO OF THE
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, does hereby commemorate the 75-year
anniversary of the landing, the relationship with the City of Zhukovsky, Russia and further
recognizes the historical significance of the brave endeavors of these three aviators will not
be forgotten.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 174,day
of April, 2012 by the following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Ledezma, Miller, Kotyuk
Nays: None
Absent: Di Memmo
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
by Andrew F. Kotyuk, Mayor
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Ric and Miller, City Clerk