Roland Prosper Beamont (GBR)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1j (Landplanes: take off weight 20 000 to 25 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
774,255 km/h
Date 
31 Aug 1951
Course / Location 
Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) - Gander (Canada)
Claimant 
Roland Prosper Beamont (GBR)
Type of engine 
Avon
Aircraft 
Canberra
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce
Aircraft manufacturer 
English Electric