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Round-the-World Flights 1965 thru 1969

Revision: 03/05/2009

1965....."Pan American Inaugurates All-Cargo Round-the-World Jet Flight Service"
From: 07/01/65 To: 07/05/65 (San Francisco CA to New York NY)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time: 62H
Plane Type: Boeing 707-321C
Plane Name:
Pilot Name:
Comments: First RTW all-cargo jet service.
1965....."First Plane to Fly Round-the-World Over Both Poles" (TO #1700)
From: 11/14/65 To: 11/17/65 (Honolulu to Honolulu HI)
Miles Flown: 26,230 miles
Flying Time: 57H 27M in 62D 27M 35S
Plane Type: Boeing 707-320C
Plane Name: PoleCat (N322F)
Pilot Name: Fred Austin & Harrison Finch
Comments: Plane leased from Flying Tiger Line. Set speed record between
                North & South poles of 34H 46M.
1966....."Sheila Scott set Round-the-World Solo Speed Record"
From: 05/18/66 To: 06/20/66 (London to London, England)
Miles Flown: 29,055 miles
Flying Time: 189H in 33D
Plane Type: Piper PA24-260 Comanche
Plane Name: Myth Too (G-ATOY)
Pilot Name: Sheila Scott
Comments: Sheila set speed record while flying barefoot.
1966....."Business Jet Round-the-World Record Flight"
From: 05/23/66 To: 05/26/66 (Wichita to Wichita KA)
Miles Flown: 22,993 miles
Flying Time: 50H 19M in 65H 39M
Plane Type: Learjet-24
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Henry G. Beaird, Richard "Rock" King & John O. Lear
                w/John Zimmerman, observer
Comments: World speed record for its class with 16 stops.
1966....."Record Round-the-World Flight"
From: 06/02/66 To: 06/07/66 (Manila to Manila, Philippines)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time: 112H 35M in 5D 6H 16M
Plane Type: Twin Engine Beech Baron C-55
Plane Name: Philippine Baron
Pilot Name: Robert Wallick and wife, Joan as co-pilot
Comments: Set a new record flying east round-the-world.
1966....."Business Jet Round-the-World Record Flight"
From: 06/04/66 To: 06/07/66 (La Guardia to La Guardia, NY)
Miles Flown: 23,373.6 miles
Flying Time: 3D 14H 9M 1S
Plane Type: Jet Commander
Plane Name: (N1966J)
Pilot Name: Arthur Godfrey, Dick Merrill, Fred Austin & Karl Keller
Comments: Record RTW flight for a business jet.
1966....."Max Conrad Round-the-World Expo-67 Goodwill Tour (#2)"
From: xx/xx/66 To: xx/xx/66 (Montreal to Montreal, Canada)
Miles Flown: 34,000 miles
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Twin Engine Piper Comanche
Plane Name: Rendezvous Expo 67 (N 7003Y)
Pilot Name: Max Conrad & David N. Shefler, co-pilot
Comments: Flew east RTW carrying greetings & invitation to Expo 67.
1966....."Miller Round-the-World Flight"
From: xx/xx/66 To: xx/xx/66 (Stockton to Stockton CA)
Miles Flown: 45,000 miles
Flying Time: 250H in 91D
Plane Type: Twin Engine Piper Aztec
Plane Names:
Pilot Names: Herman P. Miller III
Comments: Flew east round-the-world.
1966....."AEROPEX Round-the-World Promotional Flight"
From: 06/10/66 To: 06/12/66 (New York to New York, NY)
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Plane Type: United Super Sixty DC-8 & Pan Am 707
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Pilot Name:
Comments: Round-the-World journey in conjunction with AEROPEX.
1967....."Japan Air Lines Inaugurates Round-the-World Jet Flight Service"
From: 03/06/67 To: 03/12/67 (Tokyo to Tokyo, Japan)
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Plane Type: DC-8
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Comments:
1967....."BOAC Inaugurates Round-the-World Jet Flight Service"
From: 04/01/67 To: 04/xx/67 (London to London, England)
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Plane Type: B-707
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Pilot Name:
Comments:
1967....."Pan American Gets Domestic Link between US Coasts for its Round-the-World Jet Flight Service"
From: 04/01/67 To: xx/xx/67 (San Francisco CA to New York NY)
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Comments: Pan American truly flies RTW jet service.
1967....."Flying Doctor's Round-the-World Flight"
From: 05/19/67 To: xx/xx/67 (JFK to JFK NY)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time: 132H in 35D
Plane Type: Beech Bonanza S-35
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Dr Francis X. Sommer & Dr John Rieger
Comments: First leg NY to Paris duplicated Lindbergh's solo flight.
                Set 3 point to point speed records.
1967....."Followed Earhart's Round-the-World Flight"
From: 06/09/67 To: 07/07/67 (Oakland to Oakland CA)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Lockheed 10A
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Ann Holtgren Pellegrano w/William R. Payne co-pilot
                Bill Polhemus navigator & Lee Koepke mechanic.
Comments: Followed Amelia Earhart's route Round-the-World.
1967....."Ramirez/Arango Round-the-World Flight"
From: xx/xx/67 To: xx/xx/67 (xxx to xxx)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time:
Plane Type: Beech Queen Air BX-1000
Plane Name:
Pilot Name: Hector Ramirez & Manuel Arango
Comments:
1967....."First Presidential 'Air Force One' Round-the-World Flight"
From: 12/19/67 To: 12/24/67 (Washington DC to Washington DC)
Miles Flown: 26,959 miles
Duration Time: 59H in 112H 30M
Plane Type: Boeing VC-137B (modified 707), tail #86970
Plane Name: Air Force One
Pilot Name: Aircraft Commander, Colonel Jim Cross with second in command, Major Don Short
                & augmented by Lt Col Carl A Peden.
Comments: President Lyndon Baines Johnson makes secret RTW flight.
1968....."Japan Air Lines makes Commercial Round-the-World Flight"
From: 06/30/68 To: 07/01/68 (Tokyo to Tokyo, Japan)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: DC-8-62
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Pilot Name:
Comments:
1968/69....."Max Conrad Solo Round-the-World Over-Both-Poles Flight Attempt (#3)"
From: 11/01/68 To: 01/21/69 (St Louis MO to Adelaide Island)
From: 11/30/69 To: 01/21/70 (Winona, MN to South Pole)
Miles Flown: 18,000 miles before flight termination
Duration Time:
Plane Type: Twin Engine Piper Aztec
Plane Name: St Louis Woman (N 123LF)
Pilot Name: Max Conrad
Comments: Flew over the North Pole but on way to South Pole bad weather caused voluntary end
                to his attempt. Resumed attempt ended in his crash at the South Pole.
1968....."Trans-Polar Round-the-World Flight"
From: 11/08/68 To: 12/03/68 (Boston to Boston, MA)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type:
Plane Names: Polar Byrd I
Pilot Names: Frederick G. Dustin
Comments: Dustin was an aid to Byrd on Byrd Expeditions II.
1969....."Marks Round-the-World Flight"
From: 04/03/69 To: 04/16/69 (Sacramento to Sacramento CA)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time: 13D 22H
Plane Type: Cessna 210 Centurion
Plane Name: Semper Fl II
Pilot Name: Alvin Marks
Comments: Flew east RTW setting point to point records on every leg.
1969....."Landry Round-the-World Flight"
From: 05/02/69 To: 05/25/69 (Baton Rouge to Baton Rouge LA)
Miles Flown: 23,767 miles
Flying Time: 13D 9H 20M
Plane Type: Beech Bonanza
Plane Name: Dr Hypolite T. Landry
Pilot Name: Set 13 point to point records.
Comments: Flew east round-the-world.
1969....."Flight of the Kiwi, Smallest Aircraft Round-the-World"
From: 05/12/69 To: 08/01/69 (Hamilton to Hamilton, New Zealand)
Miles Flown: 30,500 miles
Flying Time: 284H in 80D 5H 30M
Plane Type: Airtourer-115
Plane Name: Miss Jacy
Pilot Name: Clifford Vincent Tait
Comments: Flew RTW East with Tokyo to Seattle by Ship.
1969....."TWA Inaugurates Round-the-World Jet Flight Service"
From: 08/01/69 To: 08/04/69 (New York to New York, NY)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Boeing 707
Plane Name:
Pilot Name:
Comments: Round-the-World "Each way, Every day."
1969....."Apollo-11 Astronauts Goodwill Round-the-World Flight Tour"
From: 09/29/69 To: 11/05/69 (Washington DC to Washington DC)
Miles Flown:
Duration Time: 37 Days
Plane Type: Boeing VC-137B (modified 707), tail #86970
Plane Name: President Richard Nixon's presidential aircraft (aka Air Force One)
Pilot Names: Lt Col Carl A Peden & Majors David H Shaw, Lester C McClelland,
                Kenneth L Cox, Frank O Pusey & Robert W Pollard
Comments: Astronaut Goodwill Tour designated "Project Giantstep" (aka "Giant-Leap" tour)
1969/70....."Sheila Scott makes 2nd Flight Round-the-World, Racing & Touring"
From: 12/20/69 To: 01/xx/70 (London to London, England)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type: Piper PA-24 Comanche 260
Plane Name: Myth Too (G-ATOY)
Pilot Name: Sheila Scott
Comments: Sheila solos RTW for a second time.

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