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Would someone kindly explain why this is considered round the world? I see a gap between NYC and SF…
by gkop 4y ago
Would someone kindly explain why this is considered round the world? I see a gap between NYC and SF…
- mulmen 4y agoThey went the "long way around". As a flying boat their operations are centered on the oceans, not land. This route operated over the Pacific Ocean. So going through Africa to reach NYC is "around the world". In fact the crossing of Africa was itself harrowing because they had limited places to "land".
- tempestn 4y agoPlus I'm guessing the plane eventually made its way back to the west coast.