The first aerial circumnavigation of the world was completed 100 years ago.
“The 175-day journey from April to September covered over 26,345 miles (42,398 km).”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aerial_circumnavigation
“With no parachutes, no life preservers, no rafts and no radios, the four planes guided by eight U.S. Army Air Service members — the World Fliers — set off to change the future of aviation.”
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