On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wright Brothers in their Flyer
became the first to fly in a powered, heavier-than-air machine achieving controlled and
sustained flight with a pilot aboard.
One Hundred years later on the centennial of the Wright Brothers historic and groundbreaking
accomplishment, Don Lussky with the backing of the American Air Mail Society made a trip
round-the-world as a passenger on regularily scheduled commercial airline flights. His
round-the-world journey began in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 2003. His journey
was documented by his carrying 250 philatelic covers that were hand-stamped in each of the
seven continents of this earth.
Itinerary:
Departed from Kitty Hawk, NC 12/17/2003
Chicago, IL American Airlines 1)North America 12/20/2003
London, England British Airways 2)Europe 12/21/2003
Johannesburg, South Africa Cathy Pacific 3)Africa 12/22/2003
Hong Kong Qantas 4)Asia 12/23/2003
Sydney, Austrailia Qantas 5)Austrailia 12/24/2003
Christchurch, New Zealand Qantas
(Side Trip by the NY Air National Guard to McMurdo Station) 6)Antarctica 12/31/2003
Auckland, New Zealand Lan Chile 01/05/2004
Santiago, Chile American Airlines 7)South America 01/08/2004
Dallas, TX American Airlines 01/09/2004
Arrived Chicago, IL 01/09/2004