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First flight around the world. Yes, they flew AROUND the spherical world.
Around the world in 175 days! Total flight time was 371 hours and 11 minutes, covering 27,550 miles.
American cities hailed the returning aviators with gifts and fanfare. A monumental logistical accomplishment, it was an important step toward world-wide air transport. When Smith was asked if he would ever repeat the flight, he replied, “Not in a million years, unless ordered to do so.”
While Smith would never be ordered to, he laid the groundwork for future flights. In 1933, Wiley Post became the first person to fly around the globe solo. In 1942, Pan American World Airway’s B-314 Flying Boat arguably was the first commercial airliner to fly around the world. In 1964, Jerrie Mock was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by air—completing the feat Amelia Earhart had disappeared attempting almost 30 years earlier.
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First flight around the world. Yes, they flew AROUND the spherical world.
Around the world in 175 days! Total flight time was 371 hours and 11 minutes, covering 27,550 miles.
American cities hailed the returning aviators with gifts and fanfare. A monumental logistical accomplishment, it was an important step toward world-wide air transport. When Smith was asked if he would ever repeat the flight, he replied, “Not in a million years, unless ordered to do so.”
While Smith would never be ordered to, he laid the groundwork for future flights. In 1933, Wiley Post became the first person to fly around the globe solo. In 1942, Pan American World Airway’s B-314 Flying Boat arguably was the first commercial airliner to fly around the world. In 1964, Jerrie Mock was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by air—completing the feat Amelia Earhart had disappeared attempting almost 30 years earlier.
The Story of the First Flight Around the World
In 1923, the U.S. Army Air Service announced it was going to attempt a flight around the globe.
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