Andrew Henry Humphrey (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
728,648 km/h
Date
19 Dec 1953
Course / Location
Cape Town (South Africa) - London (United Kingdom)
Claimant
Andrew Henry Humphrey (GBR)
Crew
Douglas Bower (United Kingdom), Richard Frank Batram Powell (United Kingdom)
Type of engine
Avon
Aircraft
Canberra
Aircraft manufacturer
English Electric
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Rolls Royce
