John Cunningham (GBR)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
774,299 km/h
Date 
22 Jan 1954
Course / Location 
London (United Kingdom) - Khartoum (Sudan)
Claimant 
John Cunningham (GBR)
Type of engine 
Avon
Aircraft 
Comet series 2
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce
Aircraft manufacturer 
De Havilland