Revision: 01/02/2009

2000....."Concorde Supersonic Round-the-World Air Tour (00-01)"

From: 02/17/00 To: 03/07/00 (Paris to Paris, France) Miles Flown: xxxx miles Flying Time: xxH xxM xxS Plane Type: Air France Concorde Plane Name: F.BVFC Pilot Names: Commander Catania Comments: First RTW Concorde supersonic flight organized by TMR after the millenium.

2000....."Concorde Supersonic Round-the-World Air Tour (00-02)"

From: 05/16/00 To: 06/08/00 (NY to NY) Miles Flown: xxxx miles Flying Time: xxH xxM xxS Plane Type: Air France Concorde Plane Name: F.BVFC Pilot Names: xxxx Comments: RTW Concorde supersonic flight organized by Intrav.

2000....."Johanson Round-the-World Over the North Pole Flight (#3)"

From: 06/xx/00 To: 09/xx/00 (Adelaide to Adelaide, Australia) Miles Flown: Duration Time: Plane Type: Van's Aircraft kit, Model RV-4 Plane Name: (VH-NOJ) Pilot Name: Jon Johanson Comments: Jon flew RTW in 1995 & 1996 & this time did it again adding a pass over the North Pole.

2001....."Polly Vacher RTW Flight"

From: 01/12/01 To: 05/17/01 (Birmingham to Birmingham England) Miles Flown: 29,206 Duration Time: 124 Days Plane Type: Piper Dakota Model PA28-236 Plane Name: (G-FRGN) Pilot Name: Polly Vacher Comments: Polly makes RTW flight raising awareness for the Royal International Air Tattoo Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.

2002....."Steve Fossett First Solo Non-Stop Round-the-World Balloon Flight" (#1)

From: 06/19/02 To: 07/04/02 (Northam to Lake Yamma Yamma, Australia) Miles Flown: 20,602 miles Flying Time: 14D 19H 51M Plane Type: Hot Air/Helium Balloon Plane Name: Spirit of Freedom Pilot Names: Steve Fossett Comments: First solo non-stop circumnavigation balloon flight RTW.

2002....."John Travolta flies his family RTW in his B-707"

From: 07/01/02 To: 09/21/02 (Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY) Miles Flown: >30,000 miles Duration Time: Plane Type: B-707-138B Plane Name: Jett Clipper Ella Pilot Name: John Travolta Comments: John flew RTW as Qantas Airways official "ambassador-at-large" in his "Spirit of Friendship" tour.

2003....."Polly Vacher RTW Air Tour to 7 Continents"

From: 05/06/03 To: 04/27/04 (Birmingham to Birmingham England) Miles Flown: 69,000 Duration Time: 357 Days Plane Type: Piper Dakota Model PA28-236 Plane Name: (G-FRGN) Pilot Name: Polly Vacher Comments: Polly makes RTW flight raising awareness for the Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.

2003....."Round-the-World Seven Continent Tribute to the Start of Powered Flight"

From: 12/17/03 To: 01/09/04 (Kitty Hawk, NC to Chicago, IL) Miles Flown: Duration Time: Plane Type: Various Plane Name: Passenger Name: Don Lussky (American Air Mail Society) Comments: Lussy carries philatelic covers that visited all seven continents of this earth.

2005....."Steve Fossett First Solo Non-Stop RTW Plane Flight" (#2)

From: 02/28/05 To: 03/03/05 (Salina to Salina KS) Miles Flown: 22,877 Duration Time: 67H 1M 46S Plane Type: Manufactured by Scaled Composites for Virgin Atlantic Plane Name: Global Flyer Pilot Name: Steve Fossett Comments: Fossett sets world record with his RTW flight.

2006....."Steve Fossett Goes RTW Again Setting World Distance Record" (#3)

From: 02/08/06 To: 02/11/06 (Kennedy Space Center FL to Dorset England) Miles Flown: 25,766 Duration Time: 76H 43M Plane Type: Manufactured by Scaled Composites for Virgin Atlantic Plane Name: Global Flyer Pilot Name: Steve Fossett Comments: Fossett sets world distance flight record with his extended RTW flight.

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