British Canberra Sets Up Three New World Records... History Making Flight Ends at London Airport.
Piloted by Captain John Hackett and Peter Moneypenny as the navigator, a British Canberra jet bomber left London Airport yesterday morning, and made the return trip to New York in 14 hrs 21 min 45.5 secs, including a 35 minutes stop in New York for refuel. The flight to New York took 7 hrs 29 min and 56.7 secs; New York to London took 6 hrs 16 min 59.5 sec, setting up records for London to New York; New York - London and the return journey (subject to confirmation)...
Keystone Photo Shows: The scene at London Airport last night as navigator Peter Moneypenny is carried shoulder high by the onlookers who greeted the Canberra at end of its history making journey.
Photo measures 10.25 x 8.25 inches.
Photo is dated 8-24-1955.
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