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Round-the-World Flights thru 1929

with early Round-the-World non-flight adventures

Revision: 03/21/2009

1519 ....."Malacca Henry, the First Man to Travel Round-the-World"
From: 10/20/1519 To: 10/08/1522 (Seville to Seville, Spain)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 1,083 Days
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: Ferinand de Magellan
Comments: Magellan failed to make a complete world circuminavigation but his slave did.
1872 ....."Jules Verne Sent His Fictitious Phileas Fogg Round-the-World in 80 Days"
From: 10/02/1872 To: 12/21/1872 (London to London, England)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 80 Days
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: Fictitious Phileas Fogg
Comments: Fogg with his servant, Passepartout & Detective Fix dash round-the-world.
1879 ....."First Post Card Sent Round-the-World"
From: 07/18/1879 To: 11/07/1879 (Elkton to NY-Elkton, MD)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Names: N/A
Pilot Names: N/A
Comments: First post card mailed Round-the-World.
1889 ....."Nellie Bly Becomes Fastest Person to Travel Round-the-World"
From: 11/14/1889 To: 01/25/1890 (New York City to New York City)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 72D 6H 11M 14S
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: Nellie Bly
Comments: Elizabeth Jane Cochrane aka Nellie Bly set a globe trotting record Round-the-World.
1890 ....."George Francis Train Sets New Record Round-the-World"
From: 03/18/1890 To: 05/24/1890 (Tacoma to Tacoma, WA)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 67D 12H 3M
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: George Francis Train
Comments: Train's second of three circumnavigations Round-the-World.
1893 ....."First Letter Sent Round-the-World"
From: 02/02/1893 To: 04/15/1893 (England to England)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Names: N/A
Pilot Names: N/A
Comments: First letter mailed Round-the-World.
1901 ....."Charles Fitzmorris Sets New Record Round-the-World"
From: xx/xx/01 To: xx/xx/01 (Chicago to Chicago, IL)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 60D 13H 20M
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: Charles Fitzmorris
Comments: Fitzmorris enters the Round-the-World competition and sets a record.
1903 ....."J. Willis Sayre Sets New Record Round-the-World"
From: xx/xx/03 To: xx/xx/03 (Seattle to Seattle, WA)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 54D 9H 42M
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: J. Willis Sayre
Comments: Sayre sets Round-the-World record using only public transportation.
1908 ....."Cosmopolitan Correspondence Club posts mail Around-the-World"
From: 03/01/1908 To: 08/24/1908 (Mexico to Mexico)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 177 Days
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: N/A
Comments: CCC sparks interest in corresponding around-the-world.
1910 ....."Herbert Strang Sent His Fictitious Thesiger Smith RTW in 7 Days"
From: 06/09/1910 To: 06/16/1910 (London to London, England)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: 7 Days
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Names: N/A
Pilot Names: Thesiger Smith with companion, M Laurent Rodier
Comments: Thesiger Smith dared to pilot this first circumnavigation of the globe.
1911 ....."Post Card Sent Round-the-World"
From: 10/01/1911 To: xx/xx/1911 (Tourcoing to Tourcoing, France)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Names: N/A
Pilot Names: N/A
Comments: Post card mailed Round-the-World.
1913 ....."John Mears, Fastest Man to Travel Round-the-World"
From: 07/02/13 To: 08/06/13 (New York to New York, NY)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 36D 21H 36M
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: John Henry Mears traveled as a passenger on trains & steamships.
Comments: Established a record, fastest man to circle the globe Round-the-World.
1915 ....."Daring Aviators to Encircle Globe"
From: xx/xx/1915 To: xx/xx/1915 (San Francisco to San Francisco CA)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: N/A
Comments: An enthusiastic RTW flight idea that would not happen.
1922 ....."Major Blake Attempts a Round-the-World Flight for the British"
From: 05/24/1922 To: 08/25/1922 (London England to Bay of Bengal, forced landing)
Miles Flown: 7,000+
Duration Time: 3 months
Plane Type: Dh-9 & Fairey F-3 Floatplane
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: Captain Norman Macmillan and Major WT Blake w/Malins, Photographer
Comments: Valliant British RTW attempt but sadly, it ended in failure.
1924 ....."MacLaren Round-the-World Flight Attempt"
From: 03/24/24 To: 08/02/24 (England to England but crashed in Russia)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: Vickers Vulture II
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Names: A. Stuart MacLaren with W.N. Plenderleith and W.H. Andrews
Comments: Round-the-World attempted Flight.
1924 ....."First Round-the-World World Flight" (TO #1025)
From: 04/06/24 To: 09/28/24 (Seattle to Seattle, WA)
Miles Flown: 26,350 miles
Flying Time: 371H 11M
Plane Type: Douglas World Cruisers - Amphibians
Plane Names: Chicago, New Orleans, Seattle and Boston
Pilot Names: Lowell H. Smith, Erik Nelson, Frederick L. Martin & Leigh Wade
Comments: 1st Flight Round-the-World, 4 Planes started, 2 finished.
1924 ....."Other Countries Compete with the Round-the-World Flight"
From: 1924
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Names: D'Oisy(France), Pais(Portugal), Zanni(Argentina), Locatelli(Italy) & MacLaren(England)
Comments: Rival Round-the-World flights to the World Flight of the US.
1925 ....."Round-the-World Society - Letters from a Globetrotter"
From: 07/06/1925 To: 05/26/1926 (New York City to Tunis)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Globetrotter Name: Elmer D Raymond
Comments: Raymond appointed himself the "Globetrotter" writing letters to his friends as he traveled RTW.
1926 ....."Evans and Wells Round-the-World Plane, Train, Car & Steamer Trip"
From: 06/16/26 To: 07/14/26 (New York to New York, NY)
Miles Flown: N/A, Total trip was 20,000 miles
Duration Time: 28D 14H 36M 5S
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: Mercury
Pilot Name: Linton O.Wells, passenger & Edward S.Evans, pilot.
Comments: Established a record, fastest men to travel Round-the-World.
1926 ....."1st Air Mail Letter Round-the-World"
From: 08/18/26 To: 11/29/26 (Wichita to Wichita, KA)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Names: N/A
Comments: 1st Air Mail Letter to travel Round-the-World.
1927 ....."Air Mail Letter Round-the-World"
From: 03/07/27 To: 05/27/27 (Wooster to Wooster, OH)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Names: N/A
Comments: Air Mail Letter to traveled Round-the-World.
1927 ....."Schlee & Brock Round-the-World Flight Attempt"
From: 08/27/27 To: 09/16/27 (Detroit to Detroit, MI but ended in Tokyo officialdom)
Miles Flown: 12,995 miles
Flying Time: 145.5H
Plane Type: Stinson
Plane Name: Pride of Detroit
Pilot Names: Edward F. Schlee with William S. Brock, observer.
Comments: Without fanfare, flew via Europe to Tokyo. Pacific crossing prevented by Japanese officialdom.
1927/28 ....."Costes & LeBrix Aerial Tour Round-the-World"
From: 10/10/27 To: 04/14/28 (Paris to Paris)
Miles Flown: 35,944 miles
Flying Time: 338H
Plane Type: Brequet-Hispano XIXGR BiPlane
Plane Name: Nungesser et Coli
Pilot Names: Dieudonne Costes with Joseph LeBrix, navigator
Comments: Round-the-World Flight with San Francisco to Tokyo by ship.
1928/30 ....."Kingsford-Smith Round-the-World Flight"
From: 05/31/28 To: 07/04/30 (San Francisco to San Francisco, CA)
Miles Flown: ~25,000 miles
Duration Time: 2Y 1M 4D
Plane Type: Fokker F7
Plane Name: Southern Cross
Pilot Names: Charles E. Kingsforf-Smith & Charles P.T. Ulm
Comments: Kingsford-Smith became the 1st man to circle the earth over the equator.
1928 ....."Mears & Collyer Round-the-World Flight" (TO #1077)
From: 06/28/28 To: 07/22/28 (New York City to New York City, NY)
Miles Flown: 11,190 & 8,535 ship miles
Flying Time: 23D 15H 21M 3S
Plane Type: Fairchild FC-2W single-engine monoplane
Plane Names: City of New York
Pilot Names: Charles B.D. Collyer with John Henry Mears, passenger
Comments: A new record, fastest men to travel RTW w/ocean crossings by steamer.
1928 ....."Baron Huenefeld & Lindner Round-the-World Flight Attempt"
From: 09/18/28 To: 10/25/28 (Berlin, Germany to Tokyo, Japan)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Junkers W33L
Plane Names: Europa
Pilot Names: Baron Huenefeld & K.G. Lindner
Comments: RTW atempt abandoned in Tokyo due to ill health & bad weather.
1929 ....."Art Goebel Plans a Non-Stop Round-the-World Flight"
From: 04/01/1929 To: 04/06/1929 (Wichita to Wichita, Kansas)
Miles Flown: N/A
Duration Time: 5 Days
Plane Type: Special Tri-Motor
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Name: Art Goebel
Comments: Round-the-World with 7 in-flight refuelings in 5 days - the impossible dream!
1929 ....."Graf Zeppelin Round-the-World Flight"
From: 08/08/29 To: 08/29/29 (Lakehurst to Lakehurst, NJ)
Miles Flown: 19,500 miles in great circle route
Duration Time: 21D 7H 34M
Plane Type: LZ-127 Zeppelin (lighter than air)
Plane Names: Graf Zeppelin
Pilot Names: Hugo Eckener
Comments: 1st Zeppelin Round-the-World Flight.
1929/30 ....."Koenig-Warthausen Solo Round-the-World Flight"
From: 08/09/29 To: 11/23/30 (Berlin to Berlin, Germany)
Miles Flown: 20,000 miles
Flying Time: 450H
Plane Type: Daimler-Klemm L20B1
Plane Name: Comrade/Huenefeld (D-1433)
Pilot Names: Friedrick Karl Baron Keonig-Warthausen
Comments: Traveled east RTW with Atlantic/Pacific crossings by ship.
1929 ....."Air Mail Letter Round-the-World"
From: 10/04/29 To: 12/22/29 (Punxsutawney to Punxsutawney PA)
Miles Flown: N/A
Flying Time: N/A
Plane Type: N/A
Plane Name: N/A
Pilot Names: N/A
Comments: Air Mail Letter to traveled Round-the-World.

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