John Cunningham (GBR)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1m (Landplanes: take off weight 45 000 to 60 000 kg)
Group
3: turbo-jet
Type of record
Speed over a recognised course
Performance
621,026 km/h
Date
11 May 1950
Course / Location
Cairo (Egypt) - London (United Kingdom)
Claimant
John Cunningham (GBR)
Crew
G. R. Blackette (United Kingdom), E. B. Brown (United Kingdom), P. O. Bugge (United Kingdom), A-J Fairbrother (United Kingdom), J. Marshall (United Kingdom)
Type of engine
Ghost
Aircraft
Comet DH106 mk.l
Aircraft manufacturer
De Havilland
Aircraft engine manufacturer
De Havilland
