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) Miles Flown: Flying Time: Plane Type: United Super Sixty DC-8 & Pan Am 707 Plane Name: 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) Miles Flown: Flying Time: Plane Type: DC-8 Plane Name: Pilot Name: Comments:

1967....."BOAC Inaugurates Round-the-World Jet Flight Service"

From: 04/01/67 To: 04/xx/67 (London to London, England) Miles Flown: Flying Time: Plane Type: B-707 Plane Name: 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) Miles Flown: Flying Time: Plane Type: Plane Name: Pilot Name: 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 Plane Name: 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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