Deseret News March 2 1949 B 50, Crew of 13, Make 4 Day Globe Encirclement FORT WORTH, Tex. An Air Force bomber Wednesday completed the first nonstop flight around the world. The B 50 Superfort Lucky Lady II, carrying a crew of 13, arrived over Carswell Air Force base at 10 21 40 a.m., Eastern Standard time, less than four days after it left the same field. It refueled four times in its historic eastward flight. The plane landed at 10 30 55 a.m., EST. Unofficial elapsed time for the world girdling trip was 94 hours, one minute; an average speed of 239 miles per hour. It was estimated unofficially that the Lucky Lady II flew 23,000 statute miles from its takeoff in Fort Worth around the world non stop and returning to Carswell Airforce Base. The world girdling bomber took off from Carswell Base at 12.21 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Feb. 26. It headed eastward, its first refueling point at the Azores Islands about 3800 miles away. The next flying gas station was Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 5200 miles from the Azores. The third refueling point was above the Philippines, a 4900 mile trip. Longest flight between tanker planes was from the Philippines to Hawaii, about 5300 miles. The last fill up came over Hawaii. From there to the Fort Worth home field was a little more than 3700 miles. Bureau Calls March 1st Halt to Winter March 2nd 1949 Salt Lake Tribune Although vernal equinox (beginning of spring) is officially March 20, the Salt Lake City weather bureau has called a halt on the winter season. Its not just that the weathermen are tired of adding up new record marks, but the bureau has decreed, for record purposes at least, that Salt Lake City has four evenly divided seasons. Close the Record So Tuesday the weather bureau closed record breaking figures for the winter season (December, January and February). Snowfall for the season was registered at 74.5 inches, 10.3 inches greater than for any winter season in the history of the weather bureau. Previous record of 64.2 inches was established in the winter of 1933. Another significant new record established had to do with cold temperatures. Mean temperature for the season was listed at 23.7 degrees, just one degree colder than the previous, low registered in 1933. Moisture Record Surpassed The heavy snowfall during the season did not provide the greatest precipitation, however. Precipitation for the season measuring 4.48 inches has been surpassed many times before, the weathermen said, explaining that the snow yielded a low moisture content. During the past winter season a total of 49 days was listed with maximum temperatures of 32 or lower. A record of 52 below freezing days was established in 1930 to 31. Although February had only five days with temperatures above the normal mean, it was not the coldest month on record. It was, however, the coldest February since 1939.