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Re:Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018) by mrlonglong on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @03:56PM (#31331861)
I have read this story quite a few times but I still wonder what happened to the aircraft. I hope it's in a museum or still being flown.
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Re:Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018) by starry_dynamo on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @04:03PM (#31331950)
"After the war it was sold to Universal Airlines but was damaged in a storm and ultimately salvaged for parts."

- "December 7, 1941 and the First Around-the-World Commercial Flight". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. December 8, 2011.

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Re:Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018) by mrlonglong on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @05:00PM (#31332648)
A sad end for what could have been preserved for history. It's a crying shame isn't it?
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Re:Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018) by dredmorbius on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @01:58AM (#31336297)
Is the history in the artefact or the story?
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