Round-the-World Flights

Light & Wilson Round-the-World Flight

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Flown Cover	Dr Richard U. Light	Light in Flight Suit	Bellanca Skyrocket	Light/Wilson Autographs

Dr Richard Upjohn Light and his friend Robert Wilson (from General Electric Company) embarked on a round-the-world seaplane tour that would take them many months to complete. Their experiences were a blend of aviation episodes and meeting a host of friends along the way. Dr Light had special interest, as a medical doctor/instructor in surgery at Yale University, to visit medical facilities, other doctors and medical missionaries as they flew from place to place in their RTW journey. He kept a journal of his flight.

Departed New Haven, CT on 08/20/34
   08/21 Maine
   08/23 Labrador
   08/27 Greenland
   08/28 Julianehaab
   08/31 Reykavik, Iceland
   09/06 Myggenes Island
   09/06 Edinburgh, Scotland
   09/13 London, England
   09/15 Amsterdam, Holland
   09/18 Denmark
   09/22 Stockholm, Sweden
   09/23 Settin, Germany
   09/27 Holland
   09/29 Frieburg, Germany
   10/07 Lake Geneva, Switzerland
   10/12 Rome, Italy
   10/14 Athens, Greece
   10/17 Cyprus
   10/18 Bagdad, Iraq
   10/21 Basra, Irag
   10/25 Karachi, Pakistan
   10/26 Bombay, India
   11/10 Calcutta, India
   11/11 Darjieling
   11/13 Moulmein
   11/22 Bagdad, Thailand
   11/23 Rangoon, Burma
   12/08 Manila, Philippines
   12/10 Steamship across the Pacific
   01/05 Vancouver, Canada
   01/09 Oakland, CA
   01/11 San Francisco, CA
   01/12 Los Angeles, CA
   01/15 Mazattan, Mexico
   01/16 Acapulco, Mexico
   01/19 Yucatan, Mexico
   01/20 Cozumel, Mexico
   01/21 Havana, Cuba        
   01/22 Morehead City, NC
Arrived New Haven, CT on 01/22/35

The above philatelic cover (1 of 177) was carried by them on their Atlantic Ocean crossing from Iceland to Edinburgh, Scotland. AAM TO #1215

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