Howard Hughes' round-the-world flight (1938)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historic flight
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:Lockheed_Model_14_Super_Electra
gptkbp:crew	gptkb:Edward_Lund gptkb:Harry_Connor gptkb:Richard_Stoddart gptkb:Thomas_Thurlow
gptkbp:date	July 10–14, 1938
gptkbp:distance	14,672 miles
gptkbp:duration	3 days, 19 hours, 14 minutes
gptkbp:ending_point	gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Howard Hughes' round-the-world flight (1938)
gptkbp:legacy	advanced public perception of aviation
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive international attention
gptkbp:navigation_technology	weather forecasting radio direction finding
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Fairbanks gptkb:Minneapolis gptkb:Moscow gptkb:Paris gptkb:Yakutsk gptkb:Omsk
gptkbp:pilot	gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkbp:purpose	demonstrate advances in aviation technology
gptkbp:record_set	fastest circumnavigation of the globe by aircraft (at the time)
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lockheed_Model_14_Super_Electra
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6