Clarence Shortridge Irvine (USA)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
724,825 km/h
Date 
11 Dec 1945
Course / Location 
Los Angeles, CA (USA) - New York, NY (USA)
Claimant 
Clarence Shortridge Irvine (USA)
Crew 
W. J. Bennett (USA), G. F. Broughton (USA), W. S. O'Hare (USA), K. L. Royer (USA), R. A. Saltzmann (USA), F. J. Shannon (USA), G. F. Stanley (USA), D. E. West (USA)
Type of engine 
R-3350-23A
Aircraft 
B-29 Superfortress
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Wright