This Day in History January 29, 1968

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While this record was quickly broken, it was on this date in 1968, that the Boeing 747SP circled the globe in 36 hours and 45 minutes with only two stopovers.  It was a 23,000 mile trip,  and it refueled in Athens and in Taiwan.

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http://famousdaily.com/history/united-airlines-boeing-747SP-circles.html