[Eric in the Ozarks]

Crossing the Pacific in the 1950s took 14 days...

[Pecos]

Now, THAT'S and incredibly slow airplane. ;-)

I'm reminded of the story in which one of the Wright brothers was asked if an airplane would ever b able to cross the Atlantic Ocean. He reportedly replied, "No, because no airplane engine will operate for 14 days."

[Flick Lives]

London to Australia Travel Times Comparison

1788 - sailing ship
Voyage: 109 days
Speed: 6 knots

1852 - early steamship
Voyage 80 days
Speed: 8 knots

1909 - passenger liner
Voyage: 45 days
Speed: 18 knots

1960 - passenger liner
Voyage: 28 days
Speed: 27 knots

And in 1960, there would have been no aircraft capable of non-stop flight of that distance.

In 1969, Qantas had its “Kangaroo Route” from Sydney to London which took 29-32 hours with 5 to 6 stops.

http://www.anmm.gov.au/Learn/Library-and-Research/Research-Guides/Passenger-Ships-to-Australia-A-Comparison-of-Vessels-and-Journey-Time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Route

[rlmorel]

And they didn’t have any Internet!!!!

[Windflier]

Crossing the Pacific in the 1950s took 14 days...

Been there - done that. Still have the certificate hanging on the wall. Don't remember much of the trip, as I was just a toddler, then.

[Larry Lucido]

Graf Zeppelin took just about 80 hours from Tokyo to San Francisco.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_127_Graf_Zeppelin#Round-the-world_flight_(1929)

[BunnySlippers]

Non-stop???!!