Las Vegas Hacienda Hotel Cessna 172 - Las Vegas, NV - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

"This is the actual aircraft which holds the World Endurance Flying Record. Set on 07-Feb-1959, Robert Timm & John Cook took off from McCarran airport, determined to fly for longer without touching the ground than anyone else. Sponsored by Las Vegas' Hacienda Hotel they flew for 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and 5 seconds - the equivalent of six times around the world. They periodically refuelled from a truck driven along the freeway underneath them, filling the unusual external fuel tank." (visit link)

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Cessna 172 Tail Number: (S/N): n9172b Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): McCarren Airport inside / outside: inside Access restrictions: None. Aircraft is suspended over the concourse area. Other Information:: Not listed

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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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Date Logged Log User Rating   02/23/2016 jiggs11 visited it