First World Flight Centennial

Thank you to everyone who made this Centennial celebration possible!

On Saturday September 28th, hundreds braved monstrous road closures and grey skies to join us at the historic start and finish line where three Douglas World Cruisers touched down 100 years prior.

Together we saluted those intrepid Magellans of the Sky and remembered our proud legacy as Home of the First World Flight!

Our sponsors:
Washington State
Friends of Magnuson Park

Our partners:
The Museum of Flight
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Civil Air Patrol
Seattle Yacht Club
U.S. Coast Guard Station Seattle
University of Washington
Raisbeck Aviation High School
Cascade of History

To our supporters:
Blue Poppy Floral
Evergreen Model As
Marymoor R/C Airfield
Naval Station Everett Sea Cadets
Seattle Fire Department
Seattle Police Department
Military Order of the World Wars

To our talented musicians:
Navy Band Northwest
Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band

To our program speakers:
Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck
Councilmember Rod Dembowski
Colonel John Berger, United States Air Force Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Captain Brian T Conley, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest
Captain Emily Cathey, U.S. Navy
Jennifer Ferdinand, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Office

And to our incredible panelists:
Knute Berger, Cascade PBS
Shinji Maeda,
Michael Lombardi, The Boeing Company
Frank Goodell, Centennial Co-Chair

Thank you to everyone who made this Centennial celebration possible! On Saturday September 28th, hundreds braved monstrous road closures and grey skies to join us at the historic start and finish line where three Douglas World Cruisers touched down 100 years prior. Together we saluted those intrepid Magellans of the Sky and remembered our proud legacy as Home of the First World Flight! Thank you to our sponsor: @stateofwashington To our partners: @feliksbanel @civilairpatrol @seattleparksandrec @noaa @museumofflight @sycseattle @uscg @uwrotc @rahsphoenix To our supporters: @bluepoppy.floral @evergreenmodelaclub Marymoor RC Club @mowwhq Vietnam Veterans Association @naval_station_everett sea cadets @seattle_fire @seattle_police_departments @magcafebrewery To our talented musicians: @navybandnorthwest Ballard Sedentary Sousa To our program speakers: Lt Governor Denny Heck @ltgovwa Councilmember Rod Dembowski @kccouncil Colonel John Berger @usaf_recruiting Captain Brian T Conley @uscg Captain Emily Cathey @usnavy Jennifer Ferdinand @bfarro7 And to our incredible panelists: Knute Berger @cascadepbs Shinji Maeda @shinji_maeda_azp Mike Lombardi @futureofflight Frank Goodell @wanda.goodell.3

Thank *you* Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck for helping us mark the occasion!

Just a few shots from an excellent day celebrating the First World Flight Centennial at Sand Point (where the Fliers landed 100 years)!

One of the visitors to the Museum’s booth at the First World Flight Centennial event at Seattle’s Magnuson Park was Anneliese Kruger, daughter of pilot Henry Ogden, one of the crew members on the 1924 first flight around the world. Thanks for visiting!

𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙪𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠. Thursdays at 2pm.

This Saturday, September 28, marks the 100th anniversary of the First World Flight Centennial, the first around-the-world flight that began and ended at Sand Point in 1924! Be sure to tune in today at 2 PM as host Benjamin Warren talks with Elisa Law from Friends of Magnuson Park Friends of Magnuson Park about the significance of this historic event and what the organization is doing to promote the anniversary within Magnuson Park and beyond.

We also hope to see you at the First World Flight Celebration Event which will take place on Saturday 9/28 at NOAA from 10a-4p!

We think so too, Feliks!

Around-the-world flight celebration should be annual event | Banel With all the excitement this year, many aviation enthusiasts hope this celebration of the 1924 around-the-world flight happens more often.

Next Friday, Sep 27th, Swedish Club will host a special dinner to honor descendants of First World Flier, Swedish-born Erik Nelson, who are traveling to Seattle for the Centennial festivities.

If you haven't had the pleasure of dining and drinking at their gorgeous location overlooking Lake Union, get your tickets today!

First World Flight Dinner — The Swedish Club NW Join the merriment and music, as we celebrate Aviation Hero Erik Nelson, the Swedish-born American Pilot, first to fly around the world.

George V, King of England, wires a message to the First World Fliers: ​​​​​​​​​"Will you kindly convey to Lieutenant Smith and the other fliers my hearty congratulations on completion, for the first time in history, of the circling of the world by airplanes? I have followed with interest and admiration the progress of this heroic undertaking."​​​​​​​​​
Hundreds of telegrams and cables of congratulations like this were pouring in from all parts of the world and from people in every walk of life.