Example of “Upside Down” Pangborn

Clyde “Upside-Down” Pangborn was born in 1894 and was known in the 1920s for his barnstorming skills and his daredevil antics.  He and co-pilot Herndon tried to beat the “around the world” record of Pilots Post and Gatty of 8 days, 15 hours and 51 minutes but failed in 1931. Unfortunately, Pangborn and Herndon were a month behind and got stuck in Mongolia, then Siberia and ran into trouble with the Japanese authorities for taking photos from the air of the Japanese military fortifications.  They were imprisoned and fined before they were released. Upside-Down Pang did make the world record of shortest time over the Pacific Ocean but he was not to be as famous as Charles Lindberg who had become an overnight sensation when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in record time in 1927. 

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