Solo Flights around the World

THE PILOT
Names : Alvin Marks
Nationality : American
Age at the time of the flight : 43 y.o.

THE AEROPLANE
Name : Semper Fly III.
Registration : N942SM
Made : Cessna, C210 Centurion
Type : All metal, high wing without struts, retractable landing gear
Length : 8.59 m.
Wing span : 11.20 m.

THE FLIGHT
Departure point :Sacramento, California, USA
Departure date : April 3, 1969
Arrival point : Sacramento
Arrival date : April 16, 1969
Duration in days :13 days, 22 hours
Stops : Wichita (Kansas), Hamilton (Bermuda), Santa Maria ( Azores), Madrid (Spain), Athens (Greece), Tehran (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), New Delhi (India), Bangkok ( Thailand), Singapore, Manila ( Phillipines), Aguana (Guam Island), Wake Island, Honolulu (Hawaii), Sacramento
Equator : No crossings of the Equator.
Incidents/breakdown : Nil
Records : Speed around the World (Eastbound) : 118.20 km/h

List of the 14 point to point speed records :

DATES	FROM	TO	DURATION	SPEED
3-4/4/1969	Sacramento	Hamilton;	37h 27m	157.81 km/h
3-5/4/1969	Sacramento	Santa Maria	56h 47m 52s	140.15 km/h
3-6/4/1969	Sacramento	Madrid	72h 15m	127.45 km/h
3-7/4/1969	Sacramento	Athens	96h 50m	111.54 km/h
3-8/4/1969	Sacramento	Tehran	118h 15m	99.15 km/h
3-9/4/1969	Sacramento	Karachi	139h 9m	92.69 km/h
9-16/4/1969	Karachi	Sacramento	179h 34m 43s	70.91 km/h
10-16/4/1969	New Delhi	Sacramento	166h 23m 43s	72.56 km/h
10-16/4/1969	Bangkok	Sacramento	214h 2m	89.22 km/h
11-16/4/1969	Singapore	Sacramento	N/A	113.07 km/h
12-16/4/1969	Manila	Sacramento	N/A	115.34 km/h
13-16/4/1969	Aguana	Sacramento	75h 51m 43s	125.46 km/h
14-16/4/1969	Wake Island	Sacramento	54h 41m 23.2s	130.66 km/h
16/4/1969	Honolulu	Sacramento	13h 16m 43s	301.57 km/h

Full details on the records can be found on the Site of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES

Sources : Archives of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .