Learjet Crew Returns After Successful Polar Mission Flight

Polar Mission Crew north of 75 deg. north latitude.  Left to right: Kirby Ezelle, Joshua Podlich, John Bone, Bart Gray

Polar Mission Crew north of 75 deg. north latitude.  Left to right: Kirby Ezelle, Joshua Podlich, John Bone, Bart Gray. 

Credit: Bart Gray
After five days, five continents, two weather delays, 13 stops and 57.6 hr. of flying time, the crew of The Polar Mission successfully circumnavigated the globe touching the southern polar region to the northern region in a Learjet 36A. It was the first aircraft of its kind to perform the polar...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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