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Magellans of the Air Race Toward World Flight History
An editorial tribute to the Army Air Service and the planned world circumnavigation by airplane. It honors past aviators from Columbus to Alcock, notes the shift from stunts to commercial aviation, and cites Major General Mason M. Patrick on the flight’s aims and preparation. It outlines division structure and cooperative support, including Coast Guard assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Vespucius
de Gama
Magellan
Army Air Service
Air Service
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Wrights
Curtis
Stinson
Hawkins
trans-Atlantic
John Alcock
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Clifden
Ireland
Pierre van Reneveld
Cairo
Capetown
Smith Brothers
Sydney
London
United States
Europe
Azores
Mason M. Patrick
U. S. Coast Guard