‘Best kept secret’ in aviation history gets a once-in-a-century celebration in Seattle

You’ve heard of the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindbergh. But what about the first aviators to successfully complete a flight around the globe? That honor goes to six U.S. Army Air Corps fliers who touched down in Seattle on Sept. 28, 1924. Their achievement predates Lindbergh’s crossing of the Atlantic by three years. Yet, few people know about it. LTC Eugene Chu Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Kim Patterson MAJ Ken Landgren Maj (Join to see) Capt Dwayne Conyers Capt Gregory Prickett CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Steve Sweeney MSgt Michael Bischoff 1SG (Join to see) SP5 Dennis Loberger SSgt Richard Kensinger PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin SGT Dwayne Newton CPL LaForest Gray A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney SrA John Monette