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System Outlook
September 24 – The U.N. General Assembly is expected to have an impact on operations in the New York area, and a ground delay program is likely for LaGuardia. JFK will not have the use of Runway 4L after construction was not completed as planned, making a ground stop probable. Taxiway construction is expected to lead to a GDP at Philadelphia in the afternoon, and a GDP is possible at O'Hare due to rain and thunderstorms.
Today in Aviation History
First Round-the-World Flight
Sept. 28, 1924 — Flying two Douglas World Cruisers — the Chicago and the New Orleans — Lt. Lowell H. Smith, Lt. Leslie P. Arnold, Lt. Erik H. Nelson and Lt. John Harding of the Air Service completed the first flight around the world, which they had begun on April 6. Two other Douglas World Cruisers — the Seattle and the Boston — crashed on the way, but the pilot and mechanic of the Boston, Lt. Leigh Wade and SSgt. Henry H. Ogden, respectively, completed the flight in a replacement aircraft, the Boston II.
Source:One Hundred Years of Flight: USAF Chronology of Significant Air and Space Events 1903–2002
