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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