Roland Louis Earnest Burton (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
876,011 km/h
Date
08 Oct 1953
Course / Location
London (United Kingdom) - Basra (Irak)
Claimant
Roland Louis Earnest Burton (GBR)
Type of engine
Avon
Aircraft
Canberra
Aircraft Engine manufacturer
Rolls Royce
Aircraft manufacturer
English Electric
