The flight continues across Asia. Magical town names start accumulating in the log: among them Isfahan, Karachi, Jodhpur, Agra, Bangkok and Singapore. He travels to Japan by ship and, after a few legs of the flight there, continues from Japan to North America. The L 20 flies across the United States from San Francisco to New York, with a small detour to Canada. The German pilot is repeatedly hailed for his accomplishment. On 3 November 1929, von Koenig-Warthausen arrives in New York – and misses winning the second “Hindenburg Trophy” in a row by a hair, because he is two days late. However, nobody can take the triumph of this exceptional flight around the world with 15 kW (20 PS) away from him. He returns to Germany by ship, where the adventure comes to an end on 22 November.
