1924 first flight around the world

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1924_first_flight_around_the_world
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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1924_World_Flight
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Alva_L._Harvey
gptkb:Jack_Harding
gptkb:Erik_H._Nelson
gptkb:Henry_H._Ogden
gptkb:John_Harding_Jr.
gptkb:Leigh_Wade
gptkb:Leslie_P._Arnold
gptkb:Lowell_H._Smith
8
gptkbp:distance 26,345 miles
gptkbp:endDate September 28, 1924
gptkbp:firstCircumnavigationByAir true
gptkbp:flightNumber 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1924 first flight around the world
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gptkbp:numberOfAircraftCompleted 2
gptkbp:numberOfCountriesVisited 22
gptkbp:numberOfDays 175
gptkbp:organizer United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate feasibility of global air travel
gptkbp:route Seattle, Washington to Seattle, Washington (circumnavigation)
gptkbp:significance first aerial circumnavigation of the globe
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:U.S._War_Department
gptkbp:startDate April 6, 1924
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 6