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		starry_dynamo on May 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018) "After the war it was sold to Universal Airlines but was damaged in a storm and ultimately salvaged for parts." - "December 7, 1941 and the First Around-the-World Commercial Flight". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. December 8, 2011.

mrlonglong on May 10, 2022 [–]

A sad end for what could have been preserved for history. It's a crying shame isn't it?

dredmorbius on May 11, 2022 | [–]

Is the history in the artefact or the story?

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