Robert Vinson

[Albert Doyle]

My distance calculator shows the distance of the mid-point of Nebraska to Washington DC as being 1217 miles.

Huh? That makes no sense. Half way between Nebraska and DC is 1217 mi? Half way from DC to Omaha is in the middle of Indiana -- that's no 1200 mi.

Just use Google Earth and use the measurement tool.

The center of the state in Nebraska to Washington DC.


Vinson knew the flight route because he was Air Force. He would know when they crossed the Mississippi River and entered Nebraska from previous flights on the same flyway.