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Round-the-World Flights 1970 thru 1974

Revision: 02/16/2008

1971....."Shiela Scott Solo Round-the-World Over the North Pole in a Light Plane Flight"
From: 06/11/71 To: 08/04/71 (Nairobi, Kenya to London to London)
Miles Flown: 34,000 miles
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Twin Engine Piper Aztec D
Plane Name: Mythre (G-AYTO)
Pilot Names: Sheila Scott
Comments: First pilot to fly over the true North Pole in a light aircraft.
1971....."Miller Honeymoon Round-the-World Flight"
From: 07/31/71 To: 11/xx/71 (Santa Rosa to Santa Rosa, CA)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time: 270H over 3 Months
Plane Type: Single Engine Beechcraft Debonair
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Edward & Diane Miller
Comments:
1971....."Milmo & Delgado Round-the-World Flight"
From: xx/xx/71 To: xx/xx/71 (xxxx to xxxx)
Miles Flown: 29,968 nautical miles
Duration Time: 75D
Plane Type: Twin Turbo Engine Comanche
Plane Name: Embajador Azteca (XB-BUO)
Pilot Name: Patricio Milmo & Jesus Delgado
Comments: Flew east round-the-world.
1971....."Flying Scott" Publishing Round-the-World Flight"
From: xx/xx/71 To: xx/xx/71 (xxxx to xxxx)
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1971....."Brougham & Dickerson Round-the-World Flight"
From: 08/04/71 To: 08/10/71 (Darwin to Darwin, Australia)
Miles Flown: 24,800 miles
Duration Time: 5D 5H 57M
Plane Type: Twin Engine Beechcraft Baron C-55
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Trevor K. Brougham & Robert Dickerson
Comments: Set light airplane speed record round-the-world.
1971....."Pan American Flies First 747 Jumbo Jet Round-the-World"
From: 10/31/71 To: 11/02/71 (New York to New York, NY)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Boeing 747-121
Plane Name:
Pilot Name:
Comments: Pan Am initiates 747 east & west round-the-world flights.
1971....."Long's Solo Round-the-World Over Both Poles Flight"
From: 11/05/71 To: 12/03/71 (San Francisco to San Francisco CA)
Miles Flown: 38,896.03 miles
Flying Time: 28D 43M
Plane Type: Twin Engine Piper Navajo
Plane Name: Crossroads
Pilot Name: Elgen Long
Comments: Set medium airplane speed record RTW over both poles.
1972....."Huffer (#1) Solo Round-the-World Air Tour"
From: 03/17/72 To: 07/28/72 (Munich to Munich, Germany)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Messerschmitt-Boelkov BO 209 Monsun
Plane Name: D-EAAC
Pilot Name: Henning Huffer
Comments: Flew east RTW as a good-will tour for the Olympics-72 in Munich
.......................with the Sydney/San Francisco leg by ship.
1972....."RAF Air Support Command Round-the-World Global Flight"
From: 08/31/72 To: 09/19/72 (Lyneham to Lyneham, England)
Miles Flown:
Flight Time: 86H 4M
Plane Type: Hercules XV 292
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Lt M.M. McKinnon and A.B. Law
Comments:
1972....."Mansfield Festival Round-the-World Air Race"
From: 09/21/72 To: 09/24/72 (London to London, England)
Miles Flown:
Flight Time: 57H 37M
Plane Type:
Plane Name:
Passenger Name: Don Price et al
Comments: Four planes raced RTW and Don Price was the race winner.
1973....."Air France trans-Pacific Link "Tour du Monde"
From: 04/xx/73 To: 04/xx/73 (Paris to Paris France)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Boeing 707-300
Plane Name:
Pilot Name:
Comments: Air France enhanced its "Tour du Monde" with its new transpacific link.
1973....."United Round-the-World Pole-to-Pole Flight"
From: 06/24/73 To: 07/07/73 (Ontario, Canada to Honolulu, HI)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time:
Plane Type: United DC-8-62
Plane Name: (N8972U)
Pilot Name: William Sleeper Arnott
Comments: Mount SAC "Classroom in the Sky" RTW over both poles flight.
1974....."Buettell Solo Round-the-World Flight"
From: xx/xx/74 To: xx/xx/74 (xxxx to xxxx)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Twin Engine Cessna 310
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Amos Buettell
Comments: Flew east round-the-world.
1974....."British Airtours Round-the-World Air Tour"
From: 10/11/74 To: 11/02/74 (Frankfurt to Frankfurt, Germany)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time:
Plane Type: Boeing 707-436
Plane Name: (G-APFG)
Pilot Name: Captain D. Mason
Comments: British Airtours round-the-world air tour.
1974....."Yugoslav Airlines 1st Round-the-World Tour"
From: 11/10/74 To: 11/29/74 (Beograd to Beograd, Jugoslavia)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time:
Plane Type: B-707
Plane Name:
Pilot Name:
Comments:
1974/75....."Chester Round-the-World Tour"
From: xx/xx/74 To: xx/xx/75 (xxxx to xxxx)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time: 15M
Plane Type: Twin Engine Beech King Air 90
Plane Name: Angel Bumper
Pilot Name: William & Priscilla Chester
Comments: Flew east round-the-world.
1974/75....."Huffer (#2) Solo Round-the-World Air Tour"
From: 12/29/74 To: 08/05/75 (Karlsruhe to Karlsruhe, Germany)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Mooney Chaparral M20E
Plane Name: N 9608V
Pilot Name: Henning Huffer
Comments: Flew east RTW as a follow-up to his 1972 air tour.
1974/5....."Yugoslav Airlines 2nd Round-the-World Tour"
From: 12/25/74 To: 01/13/75 (Beograd to Beograd, Jugoslavia)
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Duration Time:
Plane Type: B-707
Plane Name:
Pilot Name:
Comments:

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