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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
Honored by:
Peter Maytham (Ret.)
Naval Aviator No. 1544. Lighter-than-air, 1918-1923
As an Ensign, Thomas E. Maytham piloted a B-type airship, completed a flight from NAS Key West to Tampa, Cape Sable, Palm beach and return that covered approximately 690 miles. This bettered his earlier endurance mark of 32 hours from NAS Key West to Havana, Cuba, and the Straits of Florida, with a continuous flight of 40 hours, 26 minutes.
Although officially recognized only as an American record, this time surpassed by more than 25 hours the existing world record.
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