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Advance planning was necessary to pass over or land on foreign soil. In a race for a world record, prior arrangements for food, fuel and any needed repairs were essential to minimize time on the ground at each stopover. Requests were made for stops in Canada that Hughes ended up bypassing in an effort to gain time.
