John Finch (GBR)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1n (Landplanes: take off weight 60 000 to 80 000 kg)
Group
3: turbo-jet
Type of record
Speed over a recognised course
Performance
842,463 km/h
Date
31 Jul 1955
Course / Location
London (United Kingdom) - Baghdad (Iraq)
Claimant
John Finch (GBR)
Crew
Douglas Fisch (United Kingdom), J.C.L.R. Labelle (United Kingdom), B. A. Marries (United Kingdom), Abraham Sacks (United Kingdom), James Robert Tanner (United Kingdom)
Type of engine
Avon
Aircraft
Valiant
Aircraft manufacturer
Vikers Armstrong
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Rolls Royce
