The Voyager aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, CA, to complete its record breaking, nonstop unfueled flight around the world.
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The Voyager aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, CA, to complete its record breaking, nonstop unfueled flight around the world. The Voyager landed at Edwards at 8:06 a.m. PST Dec. 23, 1986, after a nine-day flight. The 9 day, 3 minute, 44 sec. flight nearly doubled the previous distance record set in 1962 by a USAF/Boeing B-52H.23 Dec 1986NASA Photo / Thomas Harrop