Bethel, Alaska
Russel had already made two flights on 16 Sept. 1929, when he took off on a third. This one carried a badly-needed compressor for the New York-Alaska Company mine on Bear Creek at Nyac, near Bethel, Alaska. He was not seen again, though an extensive search started three days later. Finally, a piece of airplane fabric was discovered on a Tyonek, Alaska, beach.