Crew of Lucky Lady II, a B-50 Superfortress that became the first airplane to circle the world nonstop

Title
Crew of Lucky Lady II, a B-50 Superfortress that became the first airplane to circle the world nonstop
Institution
UTA
Link
https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20085124
Description
Crew of Lucky Lady II, a B-50 Superfortress that became the first airplane to circle the world nonstop. Its 1949 journey, assisted by in-flight refueling, lasted 94 hours and 1 minute. Kneeling are Staff Sergeant Robert G. Davis, Technical Sergeant Virgil Young, Technical Sergeant Burgess Cantrell and Staff Sergeant Robert McLeroy. Standing: 1st Lieutenant Roland Bonner, Technical Sergeant Melvin Davis, Amon G. Carter, Jr., J. Earl Schaefer, 1st. Lieutenant Earl Rigor, Captain J. G. Gallagher, Captain James Morris, Captain Glenn Hacker, Captain David Parmelee and Staff Sergeant Donald Traugh.
Date
1949-04-08
Decade
1940s
Subjects
Military uniforms
Military personnel
Hats
B-50 bomber
Carter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955
McLeroy, Robert
Rigor, Earl
Schaefer, J. Earl
Davis, Robert G.
Young, Virgil
Cantrell, Burgess George, 1919-2004
Bonner, Roland
Davis, Melvin
Gallagher, J. G.
Hacker, Glenn
Parmelee, David
Traugh, Donald
Source
AR406-6 Carter Files
Type
Still Image
Formats
Negatives
Black & White
Rights
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