8 start round-the-world flight in 2 propeller planes

8 start round-the-world flight in 2 propeller planes

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of the Tokyo-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Japan wave before boarding a U.S.-made Piper plane at New Chitose airport in Hokkaido on June 1. Eight of the association's members left the airport in two planes for a monthlong round-the-world trip.

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