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Canada’s New Twin-Jet Fighter WASHINGTON, May 6. Canada's new twin-jet fighter, the CFIOO, made its international debut by streaking 365 miles irom Toronto to Washington in 48 minutes today. The pilot said the trip should have taken only 35 minutes, but he had strayed from the course. United States Air Force officials, however, said the time probably was a world record. Most commercial airliners on non-stop Toronto to Washington flights take about three hours.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27386, 11 May 1950, Page 10
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76BRILLIANT DEBUT Otago Daily Times, Issue 27386, 11 May 1950, Page 10
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