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...fought thunderstorms, with ice on his wings nearly forcing him into the sea. He lost his course, missed England & Scotland completely, discovered himself over the coast of Norway which he was not prepared to navigate. With fuel running low, he picked out a landing spot in an island -Jomfruland-70 mi. southwest of Oslo. There he lost 18 precious hours before getting gasoline from the mainland. Off again, he paused for a brief moment at Oslo, then tore across the Baltic 1,100 mi. to Moscow where he landed three hours ahead of Post & Gatty's time...
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