On April 6, 1924, four aircraft, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans, took off from Sand Point in Seattle and headed for Alaska as the first stop in the first round the world flight. The lead aircraft, Seattle, was flown by Major Frederick L. Martin (1882-1956). Unfortunately, on April 30, the Seattle crashed in dense fog into a mountainside near Port Moller on the Alaska Peninsula. The plane was destroyed but the crew survived, finding shelter in an unoccupied cabin, and eventually making it back to safety. It is thought that this walking stick was made by Major Martin during that harrowing trek. The three remaining aircraft continued on their journey west across the north Pacific, stopping in many places including the Soviet Union, Japan, Thailand, India, Middle East, Europe, Iceland, eastern Canada, California, and their final landing in Seattle was on September 28, 1924.