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1950
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FLTQWiT,;'5 January T950 HIGHEST, FASTEST, FARTHEST WOMEN'S RECORDS CLASS C (Landplanes) straight lineDistance in (U.S.S.R.) V. Grisodoubova and Capt. P. Ossipenko. Sept. -24th-25th, T93S. Sonkhoi " Rodina." 5,908.610 km AHiiude France) Mile M. Hilsz. June 23rd, 1956. 1936. ' . Potez 506. 14,310 m Naximwm speed at low level (U.S.A.) Miss J. Cochrane. Dec. 17th, 1947- ;. North American F-51. s-.-• 663.054 kro/hr Speed oi'er TOO km (U.S.A. IViiss J. Cflchrane. iJec. 10th, 1947-North American F-5t. 755.668 km/'hr Speed over 2,000 km (U.S.A.) .Miss J, Cochrane. May 22nd, 1948. North American F-51. 720.134 km/hr Speed over 1,000 kin (U.S.A. Miss T. Cochrane. May 24th, 1948. _-••••••• North American F-51. . ' - ... 693.780 km/hr (Seaplanes) Altitude (U.S.S.R. Lt. P. Ossipenko. SVlay 22tvci, 1947-Seaplane Cunoi volant. 8,864 m Speed over TOO frw (U.S.A.) Miss C. Mowry and Miss E. McCann. Dec. 9th, 1936. Seaplane Kitty, Hawk. ^ . 127.361 km/hr CLASS D (Gliders) Category I. Single-seaters Ditrntwn reluming In take-off point (Fiance) Mile. M. Chtrisaet. Nov. 17th- . 19th, 194S. Air-100 sailplane. 35 hr 3 rain Distance in a straight line (U.S.S.R.) Miss O. Ktepikova. Jtilv 6th, 1939 Rot Hront 7. 749.2*3 km CLASS G (Helicopters) Distance in a straight line (Germany) . Mile. H. Reitsch. Oct. 25th, it>£-974 km937FW-61-VID. PLACE-TO-PLACE RECORDS Category 1 (Sob) 'London—Cape Town (Great Britain) A. Hgnshaw. Feb. 5th-6th, 1939- ....•:-.,...Percival Mew GuIL 39 hr 25 minkm/hr .London—Rome (Great Britain)S/L. Neville Duke. May 12th. 9Hawker Fan*. 2 hr 31 min 51 see 577.6 fcm/br London — Karachi GreatBritain) S/L Nei-ilk D«I:e. May rrth. 1949. Hawker Fary. 15 hr 20 miri 27 sec 412.770 km/hr Cape Tow*—London (GreatBritain) A. Hensbaw. Feb. 7tb-qth. »3 Percival Mew Gnll. 39 hr 36 min 243.745 fcm/br Paris—Hanoi (France)Andre Japy. Nov. iSth, 1936. Caodion Simown.50 hr 59 min 49 sec fcm/hr Los Angeles—A'ew York (United States) Col. VV. H. Council!, U.S.A.F. Jan. 26th, 1946. . ' -• . Lockheed F-8e>. . . ,. 4 hr 13 ntin 26 sec rl'•"" 934.926 km/hr Paris—Saigon (France) Mle- Maryse Hilsz. Dec. 23rd, 1937- Caudron Simoun. 92 hr 36 min 109.316 km/hr Havana—Washington (United States) W. W. Edmondson. Nov. 27th, '9-17- North American F-51. 3 hr 15 min 13 sec 563.806 km/hr Washington — La Havant (United States) ' VV. W. Edmoodsoa. NOT. 27th. ' 1947- North American F-51. 3 hr 37 mtn 2S sec 506.092 km/hr London—Vatetta (Great Britain? Lt. Cdr W. R. MacWhirtcr. Lts. P. C. S. Chiiton, D. A. Hook and D. \V. Morgan Jnlv 19th, 1949. Hawker Sea Furies. 3 hr 20 min 49 sec 624.260 km/hr Gibraltar — London (Great Britain) G/C. Carver. Sept. T9*fc. de Havilland: Hornet %. 2 hr 31 min 36 sec : 70T.492 km/hr The Hawker Fury has recently established new London- Rome and London—Karachi records. Category 2 (Pilot and Passengers) London, — Melbourne ((heal Britain) C. W. A. Scott and-T. Camp bell Black. Oct. 20-23*11, J934- D.H. Comet. 71 hr 18 sec 255.947 km/hr London—Sydney (Great Britain1) (F/O. A. E. Clouston and Victor Ricketts. March 15th- 19th, 193S. 'D.H. Comet. 80 hr 56 min 209.712 km/hr Sydney—London (Great Britain) F/O. A. E. Clouston anil Victor Ricketts. March 2ist-26th, 1938. D. H. Comet 130 hr 3 mm T3°-777 km/hr London—Wellington (Xcw Zea- land) (Great Britain) A. Cdre. N. H. d'Aeth, S/L. J. S. AMridgc, F/L. D., IX Hurfiitch. Aug. >ist-24tb, . 1946- Avro Lancaster Aries. 59 hr 50 min 3J3.270 km/hr Wellington (New Zealand) — London (Great Britain) F/O. A. E. Clouston and Victor Ricketts. March 2Oth-26th 1938. D.H. Comet. 140 hr 12 min 734.306 km/hr London •— Cape Town (Great Britain) S/L. H. E. Martin and S/L. E. B. Sismore. April 30th- May 1st, 1947. D.H. Mosquito. 2ihr 31 min 30 sec 449-4 km/hr Cape Town—London (Great Britam) F/O. A. E. Clonston ami Sirs, ^ijbv Green. Nov. 18th- . aofti, IQ37- D.H'. Comet 57 hr 23 min 168.257 km/hr London—Karachi (Great Britain) A.-Cdre. N. H. d'Aeth. S/L. J. S. Aldridge, F/L. D. D. Hurfftch. Aug. 2ist-22nd, 1946. Avro Lancaster Aries. T9 hr 14 mm 330.15 km/hr London—Darrtrin (Great Britain) A. Cdre. N. H. d'Aeth, S/L. J. S. Aldridge. F/L. I). IX Hurditcb. Aug. 21st .r.-ml, 1946. Avro Lancaster Aries. 45 hr 35 min 305.009 km/hr Los Angeles—Nrm York (United States) Col. C. S. Irvine, Lt. Col. C. F. Stanley. Dec. nth, 1945-Boeing B-29. 5 br 27 min 19 sec 724.826 km/hr Sew York—Los Angeles (United States) Capt. B. L. Grubaugh, Capt J. L. England. Aug. rst. 1946. Boeing B-29. 7 hr 26 min 3 sec 528.828 km/hr 1'aris—Tananantf (France) Genin and Robert. Dec. ifith- 21st,. 1935. Candron Simoun. 57 hr 35 min 2r seo 15T.908 km/ hr Paris—Hanoi (France) IXiret and Micheletti. Max- 22iid~24th, 1937.Caudron Simoun. 57 hr 4(1 min 24 we: " 159.071 km/hr Tokyo—London (Japan) Masaaki Iinuma and Ken:i Tsukakoshi. April 6th-9th, 1937-Mitsubishi Kari°ane. .... 94 hr 17 min 50 sec 162^54 km/hr New York—London (United States) H. T. MenII ;md J. S. Lamb.'. May 9th-ioth, 1937. Lockheed Electra. 20 hr 29 miu 272.345 km/hr Rome—Rio de Janeiro (Italy) Attileo Bise(3, Magg. Amedeo Paradisi, S. T. G. V. Sacconi. Jan. -24th-25th 193^. S-79 41 hr 32 mm 2214166 km/hr Rome—Addis Abbaba (Italy) M. Luakii, G. Mazzotti, K. Valente. March 6th-7th. 1939 Fiat BR 20 L. TI hr 25 min 390.97r km/ hr Berlin—New York (Germany) A. Henke and R. Freiherr von Moreau. Aug. ioth-nth, 1938- Focke-Wnlfe 200 Condor. 24 hr 56 min 12 sec r: . 255-499 km/hr New York—Berlin (Germany) A . Henke and R. Freihen von Moreau. Aug. I3th-i4th. 1938. Focke-Wulfe 200 Condor. 19 hr 55 min 1 sec 320.919 km/hr Berlin—Hanoi (Germany) A. Henke and R. Freiherr von Moreau. Nov. 2Sth-3Oth, 1938. Focke-Wnlfe MO Condor. 34 hr 17 min 27 sec / 243.011 km/hr Berlin-Tokyo (Germany) A. Henke and R. Freiheir von Moreau. Nov. :>8th-3pth, t93*-Focke-Wulfe 700 Condor. 46 hr T8 nrin 19 sec IQ2.30S km/hr
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