TWO MORE AIR RACE RECORDS
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, December 1.
The Royal Aero Club announced today that the International Aeronautical Federation had confirmed two more records established during the London-Christchurch air race. The first was for Flight Lieutenant R. L. E. Burton, piloting a Canberra Mark 111, who flew the official record distance from London to Christchurch in 23hr 50min 42sec at a speed of 494.5 miles an hour. The second record was for the trip between London and Melbourne. Captain W. Baillie, flying a British European Airways Vickers Viscount, flew the official distance in 35hr 46min 47.65ec at a speed of 293.6 miles an hour.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27213, 3 December 1953, Page 10
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