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===Aviation=== * [[United States Army Air Service]], 1924, [[first aerial circumnavigation]], 175 days, covering {{convert|44360|km|mi}}, with examples of the [[Douglas World Cruiser]] biplane. * In 1949, the ''[[Lucky Lady II]]'', a [[Boeing B-50 Superfortress]] of the U.S. Air Force, commanded by Captain James Gallagher, became the first aeroplane to circle the world non-stop (by refueling the plane in flight). Total time airborne was 94 hours and one minute. * In 1957, three [[United States Air Force]] [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress]]es made the [[Operation Power Flite|first non-stop jet-aircraft circumnavigation]] in 45 hours and 19 minutes, with two in-air refuelings. * In 1964, [[Jerrie Mock|Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock]] was the first woman to fly solo around the world. * In 1986, [[Dick Rutan]] and [[Jeana Yeager]] made the first non-refueled circumnavigation in an airplane ([[Rutan Voyager]]), in 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds. * In 1999, [[Bertrand Piccard]] and [[Brian Jones (aeronaut)|Brian Jones]], achieved the first non-stop [[Balloon (aircraft)|balloon]] circumnavigation in ''[[Breitling Orbiter 3]]''. * In 2002, [[Steve Fossett]], after flying on the ''Spirit of Freedom'' balloon gondola, became the first person to fly around the world alone, nonstop in any kind of aircraft. Fossett's sole source of aid was a control center in [[Brookings Hall]] of [[Washington University in St. Louis]]. * In 2005, [[Steve Fossett]], flying a [[Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer]], set the current record for fastest aerial circumnavigation (first non-stop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation in an airplane) in 67 hours, covering 37,000 kilometers. * In 2014, [[Matt Guthmiller]] became the youngest person to solo circumnavigate by air at age 19 years, 7 months, and 15 days.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Penberthy |first1=Natsumi |title=Teen makes youngest round-the-world solo flight |url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2014/07/matt-guthmiller-becomes-youngest-solo-flyer-around-the-world/ |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=Australian Geographic |date=17 July 2014}}</ref> * In 2016, [[Bertrand Piccard]] and [[André Borschberg]] completed the first [[solar-powered aircraft]] circumnavigation of the world in ''[[Solar Impulse]] 2''. * In 2020, One More Orbit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/speed-record-circumnavigate-intl-scli/index.html|title = Flight crew breaks record for circumnavigating globe via both poles|website = [[CNN]]| date=11 July 2019 }}</ref> completed the fastest circumnavigation via both geographic poles in a Gulfstream G650ER.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-circumnavigation-via-both-poles-by-aeroplane|title = Fastest circumnavigation via both Poles by aeroplane| date=11 July 2019 }}</ref> * In 2020, [[Robert DeLaurentis (aviator)|Robert DeLaurentis]] and his twin-engine aircraft "Citizen of the World" became the first pilot and plane to successfully use biofuels over the North and South poles.
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