This Day in Aviation History

July 22nd, 1983
Australian Dick Smith completes the first solo helicopter flight around the world, in a Bell Jet Ranger.

Wikipedia, Dick Smith (entrepreneur):   http://bit.ly/UmZP39
Wikipedia, Bell 206:   http://bit.ly/1rqFZkc

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