This Day in Alaska History-October 12th, 1930

By Alaska Native News on Oct 12, 2026   Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History  

While celebrating Columbus Day, Ralph Wein, the brother of Noel Wein and co-founder of Alaska’s first airline, Wein Air Alaska, crashed in full view of onlookers in Kotzebue on October 2th, 1930. Aboard his aircraft, a Bellanca, that day were Fr. Philip Delon, Superior General of Alaskan Catholic missions, and Fr. William Walsh, a diocesan […]