World Flight Centennial, 3 of 3 - Crossing the Finish Line

Fighter Pilot Podcast

E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot

History, Personal Journals, Technology, Society & Culture, Government, Leisure, Aviation

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In this conclusion of the 1924 World Flight, Matt "Flounder" Arny, alongside special guests Lance "Boil" Lewis, Mike Lockwood, and Rob Crotty, recount the final leg of the odyssey—crossing the Atlantic via Iceland and Greenland, and then crossing the U.S.

Listeners will be on the edge of their seats during the nerve-wracking rescue of Wade and Ogden after their aircraft, Boston, was forced to land in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Even as the crews approach the finish line, they continue facing daunting and unexpected challenges.

Drawing from historical sources like First World Flight by Lowell Thomas, Around the World in 175 Days by Carroll Glines, and First Flight Around the World by Tim Grove, this episode brings to life the harrowing final moments of one of history’s most remarkable aviation achievements.

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0:00.0	September 2024 marks the centennial of the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe.
0:06.2	That's right. Six nations competed for the honors in an Odyssey that lasted months
0:11.5	and only one nation would emerge victorious.
0:15.0	This week we wrap up this epic adventure and bring the boys back home. I'm going to Hello and welcome once again to the fighter pilot
0:39.6	podcast the internet show that explores the fascinating world of air combat the aircraft
0:44.1	the weapon systems and most importantly the people I am one of your hosts
0:48.2	Vincent I yellow call sign jello and I'm Matt Arnie call sign flound And Flounder, we've had a good time in these last couple episodes talking about the
0:56.4	Centennial of the World Flight.
0:58.9	So remind us what we're talking about and what we covered in episodes one and two.
1:02.4	Absolutely, Jello. It has been. about and what we covered in episodes one and two.
1:03.0	Absolutely, Jello.
1:04.2	It has been a great adventure for us to tell the story of this epic odyssey.
1:09.8	So we've started in episode one with all the planning and preparation, aircraft selection and the development of those airplanes, the pilot selection, the other nations that were involved, all a lot of great great information but it covered a whole episode so that we could almost get to
1:27.1	Launching our folks out of Seattle so our second episode we came back with the first half of the journey, including that first Pacific crossing.
1:36.0	So we covered the weather and what caused the Americans to go west, went up through Alaska, we lost Seattle along the way, but Martin and Harvey survived.
1:45.6	We crossed the Pacific, we went through Japan, we went through China, we changed an engine in a village of
1:51.3	Hui in Indochina, and we finished up with some Liberty stories from Saigon and Bangkok.
1:57.6	So it was great fun, but here we are ready to close this thing out.
2:01.6	Well, that's a shame because at first I have to admit I was like,
2:05.0	you know, you keep selling this as the greatest Odyssey nobody's ever heard of,
2:08.0	maybe there's a reason, but man, I am all in.
2:11.0	I am enjoying this story and all the folks that you found to help us out.
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