Editing East Wenatchee, Washington (section)

===Landing of first trans-pacific airplane flight===

On October 5, 1931, East Wenatchee became part of aviation history.  Having taken off from Misawa, Japan, pilots [[Clyde Pangborn]] and Hugh Herndon Jr. safely belly-landed their Bellanca airplane, ''[[Miss Veedol]]'', on a nearby airstrip known then as Fancher Field. After take off, the pilots intentionally jettisoned the landing gear to conserve fuel.  This flight was the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.  In honor of this pioneering flight, East Wenatchee's airport is called Pangborn Memorial Airport, the [[Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is nearby, and ''Miss Veedol''{{'}}s propeller is displayed in the [[Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center]].