Round-the-World Flights

Congressman Mack's Solo Round-the-World Good Will Flight

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Mack & Plane	Plane	Right Side	Left Side	Title #5

	Peter Francis Mack Jr. was born on November 1, 1916 in Carlinville IL and died in 
Rockville MD on July 4, 1986. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.	

	He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 and served from 
January 3, 1949 through January 3, 1963. He was a former Navy pilot so while a congressman, 
he was motivated to fly round-the-world to try and counter anti-American propaganda that 
accompanied the Korean War.

	He borrowed a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza from the Smithsonian Institution. This was 
the same plane flown by Captain William P "Bill" Odom on his record breaking 
Hawaii/Continental US flight in 1949 (see Odom 1947 RTW flights). For his RTW goodwill flight, 
he changed the plane name from "Waikiki Beech" to "Friendship Flame."

	On his round-the-world goodwill flight, he visited 45 major cities in 35 countries in 3 
1/2 months.  On his return he said, "I carried the message of peace from the land of Abraham 
Lincoln to the people of the world."  

	In 1975 the Bonanza was refurbished by Beech Aircraft and put on exhibit at the National 
Air and Space Museum. It carries its "Waikiki Beech" markings on the left side of the fuselage 
and the "Friendship Flame" markings on the right.
	
Itinerary:
Departed Springfielf, IL              10/07/52
         Pittsburgh, PA               10/08/52
         Washington DC                10/09/52
         Argentina, Newfoundland      10/10/52
         Lages, Azores                10/11/52
         Lisbon, Portugal             10/12/52
         Madrid, Spain                10/13/52
         Amsterdam, Netherlands       10/16/52
         Oslo, Norway                 10/18/52
         Helsinki, Finland            10/20/52
         Stockholm, Sweden            10/25/52
         Berlin, Germany              10/27/52
         Brussels, Belgium            10/30/52
         London, England              11/01/52
         Glasgow, Scotland            11/05/52
         Belfast, Northern Ireland    11/07/52
         Dublin, Ireland              11/09/52
         Paris, France                11/11/52
         Luxembourg, Luxembourg       11/14/52
         Bonn, Germany                11/15/52
         Geneva, Switzerland          11/17/52
         Nice, France                 11/19/52
         Rome, Italy                  11/20/52
         Athens, Greece               11/26/52
         Ankara, Turkey               11/27/52
         Baghdad, Iraq                11/28/52
         Tehran, Iran                 12/01/52
         Dhahran, Saudi Arabia        12/05/52
         Karachi, Pakistan            12/08/52
         New Delhi, India             12/10/52
         Calcutta, India              12/11/52
         Rangoon, Burma               12/15/52
         Bangkok, Thailand            12/17/52
         Saigon, South Viet Nam       12/19/52
         Manila, Philippines          12/21/52
         Taipei, Taiwan               12/23/52
         Seoul, South Korea           12/24/52
         Tokyo, Japan                 12/27/52
         Iwo Jima                     01/08/53
         Wake Island                  01/11/52
         Midway Island                01/13/52
         Honolulu, HI                 01/16/52
         San Francisco, CA            01/21/52
         Tucson, AZ                   01/23/52
         Dallas, TX                   01/25/52
Arrived  Springfield, IL              01/27/52        		 

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