On this day in 1946, a P-80 Shooting Star, the first US Air Force jet fighter, broke the transcontinental speed record by flying from Long Beach to New York in 4h13, at the average of 941 km/h (585mph). The aircraft of Col. Councill had been specially modified with additional tanks, allowing it to carry out the longest non-stop flight for a reaction plane on that date. The previous record, held by a B-29, was beaten by more than 1h15.

#aviationhistory , #onthisdayinaviation , #onthisdayinaviationhistory , #otd , 2018 , California , Californie , Chino , Lockheed , Los Angeles , P-80 , P-80A , Planes of Fame , Shooting Star , USA

Exposure Time	1/30 s
ApertureFNumber	f/5.6
ISO	1000
Model	Canon EOS 70D
Lens	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length	17 mm
Date Time of Original	2018:04:29 13:47:25

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Minggu 29 April 2018

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#aviationhistory, #onthisdayinaviation, #onthisdayinaviationhistory, #otd, 2018, California, Californie, Chino, Lockheed, Los Angeles, P-80, P-80A, Planes of Fame, Shooting Star, USA

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