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1st Flight Circumnavigation

United States of America · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1949

James Gallagher2 March 1949

Science / Technology

Completes the 1st non-stop round-the-world flight, 94 hours in Lucky Lady II

Names involved

James Gallagher

Provenance

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