Passing south through France, then along the Mediterranean, through the Middle East to India and on to Vietnam, before turning north-east to Hong Kong and Japan.
[3] They also had to wait nearly seven weeks in Calcutta, India, to replace the engine[2][4] and finding and getting approval for extra fuel tanks to be installed in the fuselage for the long flight across the Pacific Ocean.
They made the Pacific crossing on 9 November 1948; however, poor weather and radio issues meant they lost contact with their escort.
They eventual reached Shemya Air Force Base in the Aleutians 13 hrs and 20 minutes later, perilously low on fuel.
Townsend returned to England to complete his studies, while Morrow-Tait set about trying to raise money to continue her journey.
[3] Morrow-Tait spent four months fundraising for a new aeroplane, giving lectures, radio interviews and singing in a nightclub in Edmonton, Canada.
[6] Impressed by her resolve, some Americans started a fundraising drive, and she was able to buy a 1942 Vultee Valiant (NX54084), which she christened "Next Thursday's Child".
[10] Restarting her trip on 9 April, but leaking fuel tanks slowed her progress, along with paperwork issues with both customs in Minneapolis and the Civil Aeronautics administration in Chicago.
Canadian officials reportedly told her to go home and 'look after her baby,' while denying her permission to set off on the transatlantic leg.
[8] On 12 August, they departed Goose Bay, saying they were going to Dow Air Force Base in Bangor, Maine, out of Canadian airspace and away from the Atlantic.