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  • Curiosities found in the U of I Map Library

    Apr 13, 2023 2:15 pm by Kim SchmidtExploration
    A Japanese gameboard from 1925 celebrates a remarkable aviation feat accomplished by four Japanese airmen - a 10,293-mile trip from Tokyo, Japan, to Rome, Italy, in just over one hundred flight hours.

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    • A Japanese gameboard from 1925 celebrates a remarkable aviation feat accomplished by four Japanese airmen - a 10,293-mile trip from Tokyo, Japan, to Rome, Italy, in just over one hundred flight hours.

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