is a recreational beach in

Misawa, Aomori is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 38,198 in 19493 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Misawa is the location of a l ...

, Japan. The beach is known for being the site where the

Miss Veedol ''Miss Veedol'' was the first airplane to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. On October 5, 1931, Clyde Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon landed in the hills of East Wenatchee, Washington, following a 41-hour flight from Sabishiro Beach, ...

departed from to become the first plane to complete a non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. Between 1930 and 1932 five planes attempted the journey. The long, flat shoreline composed of a stable mixture of sand and clay was well suited for developing a runway for such attempts. The runway no longer exists, although the observation tower still stands, providing the public an overlook of the beach and adjacent pine forest. Besides the observation tower is a statue replica of the Miss Veedol commemorating its 1931 flight. In 1987, a now-defunct organization devoted to the preservation of pinelands in Japan listed Sabishiro Beach as one of the 100 best white sands and pine forest beaches in Japan.

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