Around-the-world airplane trip

The first around-the-world airplane trip was recorded in September 1924. Three Douglas World Cruiser biplanes made the trip covering 27,553 miles with a total flying time of 371 hours. Eighty-one years later, in March 2005, Steve Fossett became the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without stops. Fossett's journey covered 25,000 miles in 67 hours.
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