Atlas, France, Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, George Truman, Clifford Evans
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Red hardbound 103 page "Intava" atlas. Envelope containing a ruler and two pages of instructions found inside of atlas.
- Summary
- From August 9 to December 10, 1947, Clifford Evans and George Truman circled the globe in their Piper Super Cruisers, covering 35,897 kilometers (22,436 miles), the first time light personal aircraft accomplished such a feat. Evans flew the City of Washington while Truman flew the City of The Angels, now at the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. This atlas was used by Truman on the around-the-world flight.
- Credit Line
- Donated by George W. Truman
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- 1946
- Inventory Number
- A19762016000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Maps (Archives)
- Materials
- Paper
- Ink
- Plastic
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 13.8 x 27.5cm (5 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Record ID
- nasm_A19762016000
