Lisbon-London Hop In 3 Hrs. 9 Min.
(10 a.m.) LONDON. Dec. 13. In what is believed to be the fastest commercial flight recorded, a BritishSouth American Airways Corporation Tuclor IV flew from Lisbon to London airport in three hours nine minutes at an average speed of 308 miles an hour.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22818, 13 December 1948, Page 5
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