NINETY YEARS AGO, THE HUNTER BROTHERS SPENT 23 DAYS IN FLIGHT WITHOUT LANDING
NINETY YEARS AGO, THE HUNTER BROTHERS SPENT 23 DAYS IN FLIGHT WITHOUT LANDING. Ninety years ago today, the four Hunter brothers began their journey to break the world record for Duration in an airplane with a flight that was to last an incredible 23 days! The roles of the brothers were defined as follows: John and Kenneth were the pilots of record plane the City of Chicago, while Albert and Walter worked as the refuelling crew in the Big Ben. Together, they remained airborne for 553h 41m 30s, on a distance equivalent to one and a half times around the world. John and Kenneth Hunter Taking off from Sky Harbour Airport, USA, on 11 June, the City of Chicago, a Stinson-Detroiter aircraft, landed on 4 July 1930 at the same location, eventually forced to land because of technical issues. The Stinson-Detroiter during an in-flight technical check. The flight itself was anything but smooth. Many repairs had to be undertaken, from the oiling of engine parts to the replac