Robert Woodhouse & Woodrow P. Jongeward

Flying a two-place Aeronca named “City of Yuma” and powered by a 145 horsepower Continental engine, the pair took off August 24, 1949, from Yuma County Airport. They landed there on October 10 after more than 46 days aloft. Several times a day during the flight, ground crews riding in a speeding car, transferred fuel and food as the pilots’ maneuvered their aircraft alongside at precariously low levels. A support team of 600 people was required for this highly coordinated enterprise which was a punishing test of both men and machine.