﻿THE 
  FIRST 
  ALASKAN 
  AIR 
  EXPEDITION 
  

  

  507 
  

  

  WINONA, 
  NESTLING 
  ON 
  THE) 
  MINNESOTA 
  SIDE 
  OF 
  THE 
  MISSISSIPPI 
  VALLEY 
  

  

  On 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  city 
  hills 
  rise 
  sharply 
  to 
  an 
  altitude 
  of 
  1,000 
  feet 
  and 
  the 
  prevailing 
  

   winds 
  through 
  the 
  valley 
  often 
  present 
  difficult 
  problems 
  for 
  the 
  aviator 
  landing 
  on 
  a 
  small 
  

   field 
  (see 
  text, 
  page 
  509). 
  

  

  Photographs 
  by 
  U. 
  S. 
  Air 
  Service 
  

  

  THE 
  LANDING 
  FIELD 
  AT 
  WINONA, 
  SHOWING 
  THREE 
  OE 
  THE 
  FOUR 
  PLANES 
  ON 
  

  

  THE 
  GROUND 
  

  

  