Barrington Irving

Barrington Irving
Barrington Irving talks about his experiences as the first African-American and youngest person to fly solo around the world.
Barrington Irving in 2008
Born
Barrington Irving, Jr.[1]

(1983-11-11) November 11, 1983 (age 40)[2]
Kingston, Jamaica[3]
NationalityAmerican[4]
Jamaican
Known forFormerly youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo[5]
First black person to circumnavigate the world[6]
AwardsJamaica - Order of Distinction, Commander Class (2007)[7]
United States - 110th Congress, House Resolution 601 (2007)[8][9]

Captain Barrington Irving Jr. CD (born November 11, 1983) is a Jamaican-born American pilot who previously held the record for the youngest person to pilot a plane around the world solo, a feat he accomplished in 2007. He is also the first black person and first Jamaican to accomplish this feat. His aircraft, a Columbia 400 (Cessna Corvalis 400), is named the "Inspiration." It was manufactured and assembled by the Columbia Aircraft Mfg. Co. in 2005 using over $310,000 in donated parts, and is classified as a standard aircraft in the utility category.

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  3. ^ "Interview With Barrington Irving Who Will Fly Solo Around The World (Jamaica)". Jamaicans.com. August 2006. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. ^ "NASA - NE@Experience Aviation". Nasa.gov. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  5. ^ "Young Pilot Ends Round-The-World Solo Trip". CBS News. 2007-06-27.
  6. ^ Samuels, Robert (2007-06-27). "Young pilot completes round-the-world flight". Miami Herald.
  7. ^ "Barrington Irving Inducted into African American Library", November 9, 2007.Archived January 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "H.Res.661: Honoring the accomplishments of Barrington Antonio Irving, the youngest pilot and first person of... OpenCongress". Opencongress.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  9. ^ Published 18-Feb-08 (2008-02-18). "Youngest Pilot Jamaican Barrington Irving Honoured by US Congress". Caribbeanpressreleases.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)