On April 17, 1964 at 9:36 p.m., Jerrie Mock landed a Cessna 180 at Port Columbus airport in Ohio and became the first woman to fly around the world. It had been more than 29 days since she had taken off from that spot for a 23,103-mile journey-and more than 27 years since she had been inspired to do it by Amelia Earhart's attempt. Today the modest, single-engine, four-seat Cessna she flew, the Spirit of Columbus, is headed to a new gallery in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum devoted to the largest category of human activity in the air-general aviation. Scheduled to open in 2022, the Thomas W. Haas We All Fly gallery will help define the wide world of general aviation and, through interactive exhibits and audiovisual displays, explore its impact on everyday life and how it has influenced society.
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