NEW WORLD RECORD FOR NON-STOP AIR FLIGHT SET
Paris, France (JFK+50) On June 28, 1926, Associated Press reports "a new world record for non-stop flight in an airplane is claimed for Captain Ludovic Arrachart*."
The Captain and his brother Paul landed at Basra on the Persian Gulf after flying 2,484 miles in 26.5 hours.
The airplane is a 556 horsepower motorized aircraft carrying 3.5 tons of gasoline.
*Ludovic Arrachart (1897-1933) was born in Besancon, France & served in World War I. LA became a pioneer of intercontinental aviation. He died when his plane experienced engine failure and crashed.
SOURCE
"2,484-Miles Flight By Brothers Held Non-Stop Record," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., June 28, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
