In 1924, eight U.S. Army Air Service pilots completed the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe in open-cockpit Douglas World Cruisers, covering 26,345 miles in 175 days.
TaildraggerIn 1924 the US Army Air Service flew Douglas World Cruisers around the globe in 175 days - the first flight around the world.
TaildraggerIn 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.
TaildraggerIn 1924, four US Army biplanes attempted the first flight around the world - two survived to complete the 26,000-mile journey.
TaildraggerThe 1924 Douglas World Cruiser Chicago made the first flight around the world - and still hangs in the Smithsonian today.
TaildraggerOn April 30, 1924, the Douglas World Cruiser Seattle crashed into an Alaskan mountainside, nearly ending the first-ever flight around the world.
TaildraggerHow four open-cockpit biplanes attempted the first flight around the world in 1924, and why Alaska nearly ended it all.
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