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DATA FILE |
THE FLIGHT |
MAP OF THE FLIGHT
TRUMAN & EVANS 1. DATA FILE THE PILOTS Name :Truman George W.Nationality:USA Licences:Military, Commercial and Instructor Age at the time of the flight : 39. Name :Evans Clifford Vassar Nationality:USA Licences:Military, Commercial and Instructor Age at the time of the flight : 27 THE AEROPLANES Piper Super Cruisers PA-12 3 seats Engine : Lycoming O-235 of 100 HP. Construction : Tubes and fabric. Wooden wing spar. Length: 23'1' Wing span: 35'6" Truman's Aeroplane: Name: The City of Angels Registration: NX3671M Evans' Aeroplane: Name: The City of Washington Registration: NX2345M THE FLIGHT Departure point : Teterboro, New jersey, USA Date : August 9, 1947 Finish point : Teterboro Date : December 10, 1947 Duration in days : 122 days, 23 hours, 23 minutes Flying time : 275 hours and 25 minutes Distance : 25 000 miles Stops : Presque Isle (Maine), Goose Bay (Labrador), Narsasuack (Greenland), Reykjavik ( Iceland), Newton Yards ( Ireland), London, Folkstone, Ypenburg (Holland), Brussels, Paris, Istres, Rome, Cairo (Egypt), Baghdad (Iraq), Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), Bahrain, Sharjan, Karachi (Pakistan), Jodhpur (India), Allahabad, Calcutta, Akias(Burma), Rangoon , Hanoi (Indochina), Hong Kong, Amoy (China), Shanghai, Fukuoka (Japan), Nagoya, Tokyo, Chitose, Nemuro, Shemya (Aleutian), Adak, Cold Bay (Alaska), Naknek , Anchorage, Big Delta, Northway, Whitehorse (Canada), Watson Lake, Fort St John, Edmonton, Leithbridge, Los Angeles, Phoenix, El Paso, Hobbs, Amarillo, El reno, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Dayton, Harrisburg, Teterboro. Incidents/accidents :Many days lost due to bad weather. Refusal by the Soviets to enter the Soviet Union. They caught the flu in Greenland. Firsts : First light aircraft to cross the Atlantic. First light aircraft to cross the Pacific. First light aircraft to fly around the world ( City of Angels). Records set or beaten : Nil Sponsors: Piper Aircraft Company and Lycoming.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES
Magazines Aulliard Gilles, Le Piper du tour du monde,Aviasport, December 1999. Article mainly describing how The City of the Angels was rebuilt. Very beautiful photos of the rebuilt aircraft. Links Internet Site with details on TRUMAN and EVANS: The flight of Truman and Evans Truman & Evans Round-the World Flight in Two Light Planes |