The Douglas World Cruisers and the First Flight Around the World in Nineteen Twenty-Four
In 1924 the US Army Air Service flew Douglas World Cruisers around the globe in 175 days - the first flight around the world.
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The Douglas World Cruisers of Nineteen Twenty-Four, Chicago and New Orleans, and the First Airplanes Ever to Fly All the Way Around the World
In 1924, four US Army Douglas World Cruisers set out to circle the globe - and the Chicago and New Orleans became the first aircraft ever to fly around the world.
TaildraggerThe Douglas World Cruisers and the Nineteen Twenty-Four Flight That Carried Four Open-Cockpit Biplanes All the Way Around the World
In 1924, four US Army biplanes attempted the first flight around the world - two survived to complete the 26,000-mile journey.
TaildraggerThe Douglas World Cruiser Chicago, the 1924 First Flight Around the World, and the Open-Cockpit Biplane Still Hanging in the Smithsonian
The 1924 Douglas World Cruiser Chicago made the first flight around the world - and still hangs in the Smithsonian today.
TaildraggerThe Douglas World Cruiser Seattle and the crash on April thirtieth, nineteen twenty-four that almost ended the first flight around the world
On April 30, 1924, the Douglas World Cruiser Seattle crashed into an Alaskan mountainside, nearly ending the first-ever flight around the world.
TaildraggerThe Douglas World Cruisers and the Alaskan gauntlet on the first flight around the world
How four open-cockpit biplanes attempted the first flight around the world in 1924, and why Alaska nearly ended it all.
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