UFO Members Fly Around the World

In September 2024, two UFO pilots, Bob Bates and Barry Payne (Baz), landed in Tacoma, WA as part of their Around The World flight in Barry’s Piper Comanche ZK-BAZ, commemorating a similar flight 100 years ago. They started their flight on June 1 from Papua New Guinea, landing at Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) on September 9. Brownie contacted UFO members in the area, asking them to meet and greet Bob and Barry. Several members from various towns in the area showed up, despite the inclement weather, driving instead of flying to the airport. When their plane touched down, Bob and Barry were greeted by a group of several UFOs who spent several hours hearing the story of their flight. Because of weather limitations, the two pilots left Tacoma on September 11, earlier than planned, to finish their flight, heading to the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, Russia, Japan, Guam, and ending in Papua New Guinea at the end of the month. Bob is from Papua New Guinea, and Barry is from New Zealand.

For additional information regarding this Around the World Flight, see the EAA September 2024 newsletter.