The Global Eagle logo as it appeared on the nose of the fuselage during the early stages of the effort
Expedition Global Eagle was the first attempt in history to circumnavigate the globe using an autogyro.[1][2][3][4] The flight was attempted in 2004 by Warrant Officer Barry Jones using an open-cockpit autogyro which he named Global Eagle.[5] The purpose of the mission was twofold; to set the world record and to raise funds for three charities; the Dyslexia Institute, the NSPCC and the British Red Cross.[4] Jones embarked on his mission on 26 April 2004 from the Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop, Hampshire with an honorary military helicopter armada accompanying him during the send off.[6][7] The expedition was supported by a team of soldiers based at Dishforth, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
The expedition encountered difficulties while flying through Europe, including the Alps[8] and the Middle East and it was downgraded due to flight delays before finally being abandoned after it landed in Guwahati, India around the onset of monsoon season.[9] Jones had set up a website where he described the details of each stage of his trip.[10][11] The images of the flight as well as details of each stage of the flight were regularly uploaded on the website.[12]
^BBC News You only live twice? A Nottingham man is part of a team hoping to circumnavigate the globe in one of James Bond's gadgets. Quote: "The autogyro is the only aircraft never to circumnavigate the globe. But now a team of soldiers are bidding to do just that and make a piece of aviation history."
^Aviation's ugly duckling starts odyssey British pilot begins globe-girdling trip in autogyro from NBC news 26-04-2004
^BBC News World Record With A Purpose
^ abGulf News British pilot on a daring world tour for charity
^Pilot battles on through illness, heat and storms[dead link] Article from: Yorkshire Post Article date: 19 May 2004
^Picture of liftoff from Middle Wallop
^Picture of Honorary Armada escorting Global Eagle from Middle Wallop
^Picture of Barry Jones over the Alps (Internet archive)
^BBC News Monsoon stops record flight bid
^Global Eagle website GE termination notice through Internet Archive
^Earlier napshot of Global Eagle website through Internet Archive
^Flight images from Web archive snapshot of Global Eagle website
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