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crew of Wade and Ogden were able to join the other two aircraft to fly on to Boston (where pontoon floats were exchanged for wheels again) and
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General Patrick approved it on 1 August 1923. The War Department awarded an initial contract to Douglas for the construction of a single prototype. The prototype met all expectations, and a contract was awarded for four more production aircraft and spare parts. The last DWC was delivered on 11
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British had made one unsuccessful around-the-world air flight attempt in 1922. The following year, a French team had tried; the Italians, Portuguese, and British also announced plans for a world-circling
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where they came within earshot of MacLaren during a torrential downpour east of Akyab, MacLaren having just resumed his attempt in the aircraft delivered by the
Americans and sheltering on the surface at the time. Visual contact was not made and the Americans were unaware of their proximity to
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adopted the motto, "First Around the World – First the World Around". The
American team had greatly increased their chances of success by using several aircraft and pre-positioning large caches of fuel, spare parts, and other support equipment along the route. They often had several US Navy
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by boat and found the crew sitting on the wing in the early morning hours. Three paddle-powered sampans with local crews towed the aircraft for 10 hours, and 25 miles (40 km), to Huế, where the engine was replaced with a spare urgently shipped up from Saigon
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145:(DWC), could be delivered within 45 days after a contract was awarded. The Air Service agreed and sent Lieutenant Erik Henning Nelson (1888–1970), a member of the planning group, to California to work out the details with Douglas.
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in 1921 and 1922. The DT-2 had proven to be a sturdy aircraft that could accommodate interchangeable wheeled and pontoon landing gear. Since the aircraft was an existing model, Douglas stated that a new aircraft, which he named the
1756:"Magellans of the sky: lessons learned from the epic 1924 around the world flight are visible in today's Air Force, but the memory of those who made it possible have faded with the years. (A Centennial of Flight Special Feature)."
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The pilots trained in meteorology and navigation at
Langley Field in Virginia, where they also practiced in the prototype. From February to March 1924, the crews practiced on the production aircraft at the Douglas facility in
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crew on the evening of 29 June when Smith, in the dark after dinner, slipped and broke a rib. He nevertheless insisted on continuing without delaying the mission. All three aircraft were fitted with new engines in
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engines, 14 extra sets of pontoons, and enough replacement airframe parts for two more aircraft. These spare parts were sent ahead to locations along the route around the world the aircraft planned to follow.
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by vote of the United States
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with Harvey (the only fully qualified mechanic in the flight), blew a 3 inches (8 cm) hole in its crankcase and was forced to land on
Portage Bay. A replacement engine having been provided, the
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planning group, formed as the World Flight Committee, the job of finding a suitable aircraft and planning the mission. This high-level Army enterprise, under the ultimate command of
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for most of the journey. Four more flyers in two additional DWC began the journey but their aircraft crashed or were forced down. All airmen survived. They were all awarded the
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destroyers deployed in support. At prearranged way points, the World Flight's aircraft had their engines changed five times and new wings fitted twice.
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to England in June 1929, then across the Atlantic and North America, returning, in 1930, to Oakland where their 1928 trans-Pacific flight had begun.
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The trip had taken 363 flying hours 7 minutes, over 175 calendar days, and covered 26,345 miles (42,398 km), succeeding where the
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about the troubled aircraft. The crew having been rescued unhurt, the
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2002:"Featured Artifact: Fabric from the Boston II Douglas World Cruiser."
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No.3 "Boston" August 3, 1924; sunk/lost at sea, crew survived
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2046:"Charles Kingsford Smith: First to Fly Across the Pacific."
1545:"The Douglas World Cruiser – Around the World in 175 Days."
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crossing by re-installing pontoons and changing engines.
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to the museum for display. It made its last flight from
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following its acquisition of McDonnell Douglas in 1997.
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in Vietnam (10° N), while the northernmost stop was in
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in 1967, and then became the basis of the logo of the
1792:"Fliers At Seattle End World Flight of 27,000 Miles."
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is a part of the exhibits at the Museum of Flying in
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down onto an uninviting sea less than halfway to the
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Mineoloa, New York: Dover publications, Inc., 2000.
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The flight traveled from east to west, beginning in
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1924 aviation feat by U.S. Army Air Service officers
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20th-century history of the United States Air Force
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Transatlantic Flight: A Picture History, 1873–1939.
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532:Islands to Iceland, an oil pump failure forced the
406:The aircraft continued relatively uneventfully via
1499:. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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759:China: Shanghai, Tchinkoen (Qingchuan) Bay, Amoy (
364:notwithstanding the lack of entry permission. The
1797:28 September 1924, p. 1. Retrieved: 29 July 2012.
681:, Iceland at 64°08' N. The refueling stops were:
61:made the trip in two single-engined open-cockpit
2251:Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
1980:"South Hangar: Douglas World Cruiser 'Seattle'."
1730:"South Hangar: Douglas World Cruiser 'Seattle'."
1077:No.1 "Seattle", crashed/destroyed, crew survived
333:but which ended in failure on 30 April when the
2166:McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I
577:, Iceland, where they fortuitously met Italian
108:, led the first round the world flight in 1924.
1121:being installed at the Museum of Flying, 2012.
986:National Museum of the United States Air Force
665:Itinerary of the first aerial circumnavigation
337:crashed in dense fog into a mountainside near
160:March 1924. The spare parts included 15 extra
1946:Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
1648:communicating by message bag and hand signals
352:The three remaining aircraft continued, with
200:Alva L. Harvey (1900–1992), flight mechanic (
196:(1882–1956), pilot and flight commander, and
77:U.S. preparation for circumnavigation attempt
57:and Leslie P. Arnold, and Erik H. Nelson and
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2239:Swanborough, F. Gordon and Peter M. Bowers.
2153:. Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997.
945:Subsequent disposition of equipment and crew
589:, with Nelson and Harding, continued on for
2300:The National Archives: Magellans of the Sky
2138:New York: New York Graphic Society, 1972.
2079:"RAAF Fokker F.VIIB Southern Cross VH-USU."
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1839:"Trademarks and Copyrights: Boeing logo"
1773:Wendell 1999/2000, pp. 339–372, 356–366.
1710:"The Race to Fly First Around the World"
1343:following the merger of Douglas and the
155:Lt. Nelson took the Douglas proposal to
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2211:Great Aircraft Collections of the World
2123:New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979.
1968:Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Airport,
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1204:crossing on 9 June 1928, flying from
920:Greenland: Fredricksdal and Ivigtut (
604:, Canada, a fuel-pump failure in the
399:, transshipped in Hong Kong onto the
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1509:Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 548.
1093:at the National Air and Space Museum
528:On 3 August 1924, en route from the
279:, California, on 17 March 1924, for
2305:USAF Museum: World Flight Chronicle
2108:New York: Rawson Associates, 1982.
1903:, McDonnell Douglas, archived from
2181:The National Air and Space Museum.
2121:The National Air and Space Museum.
2012:Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum.
1807:d’Assumpção, H A (17 April 2018).
1670:"Douglas World Cruiser Transport."
933:Canada: Pictou Harbor, Nova Scotia
14:
2316:Chasing the Sun: Douglas Aircraft
2213:. New York: Gallery Books, 1986.
2198:. London: Studio Editions, 1990.
1843:Boeing Trademark Management Group
1249:List of circumnavigations: Aerial
422:). After leaving Haiphong in the
2136:Great Aircraft and Their Pilots.
2119:Bryan, Courtlandt Dixon Barnes.
1990:Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum.
1740:Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum.
1563:"First to fly around the world."
1519:"Fine American Duration Flight."
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1018:All six airmen were awarded the
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124:When the head of Davis-Douglas,
1697:"First round-the-world flight."
702:Prince Rupert, British Columbia
317:on 15 April, the lead aircraft
136:that Douglas had built for the
2151:Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
1900:McDonnell Douglas Logo History
1412:National Air and Space Museum.
1345:McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
1130:Cross-equator circumnavigation
973:building for display in their
376:" from their mythology to the
35:United States Army Air Service
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2310:Santa Monica Museum of Flying
1970:2012. Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
1616:"Douglas DT-2 World Cruiser."
1583:Mackworth-Praed 1990, p. 235.
1550:2003. Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
1341:McDonnell Douglas Corporation
1050:. Nelson rose to the rank of
971:National Air and Space Museum
485:They then proceeded into the
453:The flight continued through
31:first aerial circumnavigation
1038:at the time of the Japanese
963:Arts and Industries Building
509:in order to prepare for the
2275:New York: BCL Press, 2003.
2196:Aviation: The Pioneer Years
2183:London: Bison Group, 1995.
1020:Distinguished Service Medal
930:: Icy Tickle and Hawkes Bay
774:(Vietnam): Gulf of Tonkin (
686:United States: Sand Point,
600:On 31 August, they reached
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1958:"Exhibits & Features."
1375:"MAJOR GENERAL LEIGH WADE"
1197:(navigator and engineer).
1054:and became one of General
313:. Shortly after departing
1869:"From Bow-Wing to Boeing"
1225:Commonwealth of Australia
1060:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
928:Newfoundland and Labrador
104:The aircraft shown here,
73:aviation award for 1924.
2168:. London: Putnam, 1979.
1845:, Boeing, archived from
1809:"From Portugal to Macau"
1527:19 October 1922, p. 615.
994:Santa Monica, California
650:Douglas Aircraft Company
493:. The flight arrived in
469:, misfortune struck the
226:failed to circumnavigate
202:failed to circumnavigate
2243:. London: Putnam, 1963.
2091:Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
2014:Retrieved: 5 July 2012.
1992:Retrieved: 5 July 2012.
1948:Retrieved: 5 July 2012.
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1742:Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
1682:Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
1630:Francillon 1979, p. 75.
1621:Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
1491:Thomas, Lowell (1925).
1414:Retrieved: 7 July 2012.
1183:Charles Kingsford Smith
1138:Charles Kingsford Smith
980:Beginning in 1957, the
951:Smithsonian Institution
505:and on to the north of
397:USS Paul Jones (DD-230)
118:Davis-Douglas Cloudster
39:United States Air Force
37:, the precursor of the
2194:Mackworth-Praed, Ben.
2179:Haber, Barbara Angle.
1782:Haber 1995, pp. 72–73.
1495:The First World Flight
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1013:Poplar Grove, Illinois
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2084:3 March 2016 at the
1985:22 June 2012 at the
1963:11 July 2012 at the
1735:22 June 2012 at the
1675:25 June 2012 at the
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790:only), and Saigon (
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315:Prince Rupert Island
65:(DWC) configured as
2149:Donald, David, ed.
1933:Ogden 1986, p. 168.
1795:The New York Times,
1639:Bryan 1979, p. 122.
1210:Brisbane, Australia
1206:Oakland, California
1202:first trans-Pacific
1026:The best in flight
700:Canada: Seal Cove,
614:Pictou, Nova Scotia
540:. The accompanying
285:Seattle, Washington
194:Frederick L. Martin
2246:Wendell, David V.
2069:Cross 1972, p. 74.
2060:Cross 1972, p. 71.
2044:Sherman, Stephen.
1924:Boyne 1982, p. 18.
1657:Stoff 2000, p. 21.
1601:Yenne 2003, p. 48.
1592:Boyne 1982, p. 80.
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2266:978-0-9730271-8-1
2144:978-0-82120-465-8
2129:978-0-810-98126-3
2104:Boyne, Walter J.
1566:Did You Know.org.
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587:New Orleans
564:New Orleans
487:Middle East
480:New Orleans
387:crashed at
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269:New Orleans
232:New Orleans
67:floatplanes
43:Pacific Rim
2327:Categories
1883:31 January
1291:References
1237:Queensland
1195:Harry Lyon
1181:crewed by
1154:base near
897:Scapa Flow
891:(London);
879:Strasbourg
745:, Minato,
462:MacLaren.
457:and on to
281:Sand Point
157:Washington
114:Fokker T-2
47:South Asia
1823:10 August
1389:13 August
1359:Citations
1179:monoplane
1173:F.VIIb/3m
1009:Boston II
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910:Iceland:
871:Austria:
865:Hungary:
861:Bucharest
859:Romania:
767:Hong Kong
755:Kagoshima
751:Kushimoto
743:Hitokappu
679:Reykjavík
657:Itinerary
627:San Diego
575:Reykjavík
489:and then
395:) on the
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245:San Diego
222:Boston II
138:U.S. Navy
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2029:naa.aero
2005:Archived
1983:Archived
1961:Archived
1877:Archived
1867:Boeing.
1733:Archived
1673:Archived
1243:See also
1176:trimotor
1158:in 1943.
1156:Canberra
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877:France:
867:Budapest
855:Istanbul
853:Turkey:
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824:Persia:
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728:and Attu
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602:Labrador
551:Richmond
467:Calcutta
455:Thailand
385:MacLaren
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327:Seattle'
319:Seattle,
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692:Seattle
671:Seattle
634:British
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311:Alaska
289:Boeing
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265:Boston
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1296:Notes
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1089:No.2
883:Paris
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708:Sitka
495:Paris
459:Burma
418:(now
412:China
408:Korea
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198:SSgt.
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