Hubert Patrick Connolly (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
687,611 km/h
Date
28 Sep 1952
Course / Location
London (United Kingdom) - Nairobi (Kenya)
Claimant
Hubert Patrick Connolly (GBR)
Crew
Derek Clare (United Kingdom), Hugh Pughe Lloyd (United Kingdom)
Type of engine
Avon
Aircraft
Canberra
Aircraft manufacturer
English Electric
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Rolls Royce
