ROUND THE WORLD
FROM YEARS TO DAYS What the aeroplane may mean in future long-range travel is strikingly indicated by the history of the world circumnavigation. 1519.—Magellan, 3yrs 39d. 1577. —Sir Francis Drake, 2yrs 10m 20d. 1889.—Nellie Ely, 72d 6hr llmin. ]B9O. George Francis Train, 67d 12hr. 1901. George Filzmaurice, 60d 13hr. 1903. —Henrv Frederick, 54d 7h 2min. 1907.—Colonel Burnley-Campbell, 40d 19mm. 1911.—Andre dacger-Schmidt, 34d 42min 38sec. 1913.—John IT. Meat’s, about 30d. 1924.—U.5. Army flyers, 363h actual flying time. 1926.—Evans and Wells, 28d 14h-36mm. 1928. Meats and Collycr, 23d 15h 31mm. 1929. —(itaf Zeppelin, 21d 7h 26mm. 1931.—Post and Ciattv, 6d 16h 49min.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4011, 4 August 1931, Page 2
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