Fossett Breaks Flight Record; He Completes the Longest Nonstop Flight in History - 26,389 Miles in 76 Hours
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › February 12, 2006
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Adventurer Steve Fossett completed the longest nonstop flight in aviation history with an emergency landing Saturday, flying 26,389 miles in about 76 hours but stopping early because of mechanical problems.
Ground control said Fossett, 61, broke the airplane distance record of 24,987 miles while his lightweight experimental plane was flying over Shannon, Ireland.See the full content of this document
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Fossett Breaks Flight Record; He Completes the Longest Nonstop Flight in History - 26,389 Miles in 76 Hours
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