14 February 1914

On February 14, 1914 Lt. Townsend F. Dodd and Sgt. Herbert Marcus flew the U.S. Signal Corps' Burgess H tractor biplane 244.8 miles in 4 hours 43 minutes, establishing an official American nonstop duration and distance record. The flight not only set a record for two people in one airplane, but also exceeded the previous single-seat record.