Fastest circumnavigation via both Poles by helicopter

According to Official Guinness Records,

The record for the fastest circumnavigation via both Poles by helicopter is 170 days 22 hr 47 min 17 sec, and was achieved by Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill (both UK), from 5 December 2006 to 23 May 2007, in a Bell 407 helicopter. The journey started and finished in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
It was as well the first time this journey was attempted: The first pilots to fly around the world via the poles with a helicopter.The record has been recognised by the Federation Aviation International (FAI). FAI requirements for the world record require that the aircraft covers more thant the circumference of the earth at the equator and travels through all the meridians. Complete logbook with taking offs and landings at each point in the record's file.

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27