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Pedro Zanni World attempt

Major Pedro Zanni and mechanic Felipe Beltrame left Amsterdam, Holland on July 22, 1924.
They were flying a Fokker C-IV biplane on a flight round-the-world. On August 19, 1924 they crashed the "City of Buenos Aires" on take-off at Hanoi in French Indo- China. This after having flown 7,727 miles in 85 Hrs 25 Min. 

A replacement aircraft "Province of Buenos Aires" was transported from Buenos Aires to them at Haiphong. They then flew on to Kasumigara, Japan arriving there on September 11, 1924 flying an additional 2,939 miles in 34 Hrs 25 Min.

They called off their round-the-world flight attempt after a ground-loop.

Fokker C-IV biplane
Role: Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer: Fokker
First flight: 1923
Introduction: 1924
Primary users: Dutch Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Service, USSR
Number built: 159

General characteristics
    Crew: 2
    Length: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
    Wingspan: 12.90 m (42 ft 3 in)
    Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 1 in)
    Wing area: 39.20 m2 (421.96 ft2)
    Empty weight: 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)
    Gross weight: 2,270 kg (5,004 lb)
    Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion 12-cylinder 'arrow' piston engine, 336 kW (450 hp)

Performance
    Maximum speed: 214 km/h (133 mph)
    Range: 1,200 km (746 miles)
    Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,045 ft)

Source: Wingnet.org / Wikipedia

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