First World Flight Author:Spencer Lane In 1924, three years before Lindbergh flew to Paris, four young army airmen answered the call of General Billy Mitchell and saved U.S. aviation by winning the race with a dozen other nations to make the first flight around the world. In primitive open-cockpit biplanes powered by unreliable engines and few airfields, they were given little chance... more » of success or even survival. This is the untold epic story of American patriotism, valor, and "can-do" ingenuity which triumphed over adversity and led to aviation dominance for the balance of the century -- and the forgotten heroes that made it happen.« less