Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame

Declaration of Enshrinement

November 6, 2010

Lowell H. Smith

On April 6, 1924, four Army Air Service Douglas O-5 observation seaplanes departed Seattle to begin their flight around the world. Maj Frederick L. Martin initially commanded the Around-the-World attempt until he flew his aircraft into a fog-shrouded mountain near Chignik, Alaska and demolished his plane. The command passed to Capt Lowell Herbert Smith, who, while in Asia, Smith contracted dysentery but continued.

The remaining planes then made their way to Washington, DC, where President Calvin Coolidge met them upon their landing at Bolling Field on September 9, 1924. = The aircraft continued across the United States, landing in Seattle on September 28, 1924, after completing a total of 27,553 miles. As a result of this successful flight, the aircrews earned the Mackay Trophy for 1924.

For his contributions leading to the development of international air, Lowell Herbert Smith of Battle Mountain, Nevada, earned his place in the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame.

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TD BARNES, Executive Director

Aerospace Hall of Fame