Round-the-World Flights
1st Air Mail Letter Round-the-World
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Around-the-World in 103 Days
By Air Mail for .71 Cents
On August 18, 1926 at 3:30 PM, Clarence A. Keller Jr sent an
Air Mail letter from Wichita, Kansas addressed to himself
routed via various countries linked in a chain around the world.
On November 29, 1926 at 2:00 PM, after the passing of 103 days,
the Air Mail letter was returned to Wichita, Kansas
appropriately backstamped at each interim country
during its around-the-world journey.
Destination Date Days
- Wichita, KS US August 18, 1926 ------ 3:00 PM
- Chicago, IL US (August 18, 1926)
- New York, NY US August 20, 1926 2 Days
- London, Great Britain August 28, 1926 8 Days
- Vienna, Austria August 31, 1926 3 Days
- Jerusalem, Palestine September 13, 1926 13 Days
- Calcutta, India September 23, 1926 10 Days
- (Bangkok, Siam-Thailand) September 24, 1926 1 Day
- Sydney, Australia October 26, 1926 32 Days
- San Francisco, CA US November 26, 1926 31 Days
- Chicago, IL US November 29, 1926 3 Days
- Wichita, KS US November 29, 1926 ----- 2:00 PM
Air cover, tying C-4x2, C-5, C-6, C-7 and #586 made the around-
the-world trip from Wichita to Wichita, Kansas in 103 days.
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