Smithsonian Air and Space – Once Around: The 75th anniversary of a round-the-world trip.
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA Air & Space Magazine, September 01, 2011
“… In 1936, three New York journalists set out to travel around the world using “established means” of transportation available to anyone who could afford the ticket. The point of the contest was to demonstrate that air travel was accessible to all and was rapidly shrinking the world…”
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Moments-and-Milestones-Once-Around.html
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