ROUND THE WORLD AIR RACE

Dr. Vijaypat Singhania won the International Round the World Air Race in 1994, starting and ending in Montreal (Canada) after a 24 day odyssey covering over 35,000 kms across several countries, thereby winning the FAI (Federation
Aeronautique International) Gold Medal. This is the most coveted award given in aviation sports.

Taking off from Montreal the 16 participants and their aircrafts flew through 8 countries, Morocco, Turkey, UAE, India, Vietnam, Japan, Russia and USA. There were 11 stops in all.