Round-the-World Flights

Pan American 747SP Sets Round-the-World Speed Record

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	Pan Am had acquired  "Special Performance" jumbo jets, 747SP's enabling non-stop 
service between the United States and Japan and vice-versa. This supported Pan Am's 
round-the-world routing. On April 25, 1976 Pan Am inaugurated this Los Angeles/New 
York to Tokyo flight service.
	 A few days later, on May 1, 1976 the Liberty Bell 747SP flew from NY 
round-the-world via Delhi India and Tokyo Japan returning to New York on May 3, 
1976. Pan American Airways had offered a special invitation to the public to fly on 
this round-the-world specially scheduled flight. It carried 130 passengers and 
traveled 23,137 miles.  The flight was monitored by the National Aeronautic Association 
(US representative of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale) which documents world 
aviation speed and distance records.  The flight of the "Liberty Bell" set a new 
round-the-world flight speed record of 46 hours, 50 seconds for its circumnavigation of 
the earth. View the Pan Am brochure for this flight, Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 and Page 4. 

Itinerary:

Departed New York, NY
	Delhi, India               Non-Stop    8,081 miles        13H 31M
	Tokyo, Japan               Non-Stop    7,539 miles        14H 1S
Arrived Tokyo, Japan               Non-Stop    7,517 miles        11H 53M

	Totals                     Two-Stops  23,137 miles        46H 50S

	

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