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New Eden publishes the "Vladimir Roskovitsky" aviator story
· by Floyd M. Gurley, New Eden
New Eden printed a story credited to Russian aviator "Vladimir Roskovitsky" claiming a pre-revolution Russian expedition found the Ark on Ararat.
What is claimed
A Russian pilot spotted the Ark c. 1917 and a 150-soldier expedition documented it before the Bolsheviks suppressed the report.
What is established
Benjamin F. Allen, the story's source, said about 95% of it, including the name Roskovitsky, was invented by publisher Gurley, who apologised; by 1942 at least two publications had retracted it.
- Claimants
- Floyd M. Gurley New Eden
- Site
- Mount Ararat
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