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Schlee and
Brock's "Greatest Flight"
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The Final Tally
In all, Schlee and Brock had traveled 12,295 miles over 18 days. They had put
in 145 ½ hours of flying time across the Atlantic, Europe and Asia. The
Detroit News hailed their amazing accomplishment in the following excerpt
from an October 6, 1927 article:
…Schlee and Brock flew more than half
way around the world with only brief stops,
traversing oceans and continents, mountain
ranges and deserts, combating fierce storms
in strange lands and waters. Their skill
and courage never failed them and their machine
proved staunch. They demonstrated the practicability
of sustained, long distance flying. All these
things combine to make their trip "the
greatest flight."
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