George Godfrey Petty (GBR)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1j (Landplanes: take off weight 20 000 to 25 000 kg)
Group
3: turbo-jet
Type of record
Speed over a recognised course
Performance
783,078 km/h
Date
17 Dec 1953
Course / Location
London (United Kingdom) - Cape Town (South Africa)
Claimant
George Godfrey Petty (GBR)
Crew
James McDonald Craig (United Kingdom), Thomas Patrick McGarry (United Kingdom)
Type of engine
Avon
Aircraft
Canberra
Aircraft manufacturer
English Electric
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Rolls Royce
