National Archives, Purchase, 1971, XXXX-0152, unknown
Extent
3 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, memos, newspaper articles and logbooks concerning the flight.
Arrangement note
The documents on the microfilm are only arranged by Record Groups and not chronologically. The material covers correspondence, memos, newspaper articles, logbooks, descriptions of the Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) aircraft, memos dealing with permission to overfly and photograph foreign countries, the flight route, pilot selection, aircraft selection, equipment and weather forecasts. The decision was made during the processing to arrange the photocopied documents by subject and then chronologically.
Rights
Permissions Requests
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
United States Army Around the World Flight (1924) Collection, Acc. XXXX-0152, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Flights around the world Aeronautics, Military Aeronautics -- Records Endurance flights Aeronautics Aeronautics -- Flights Douglas World Cruiser (DWC)
