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Selected Round-the-World Flights 2000 & on

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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