The difficulties of getting furs and personnel out of Siberia led to the first commercial flights between the US and the Russian arctic, but also led to the tragic death of aviation pioneer Carl Ben Eielson and his mechanic in 1929.
The difficulties of getting furs and personnel out of the Siberian Arctic led to the first commercial flights across the Bering strait. The third such flight crashed in a Siberian winter storm, killing aviation pioneer Carl Ben Eielson and his mechanic in 1929.