A record that stands to this day!!
On this Day 1752 a B17 from #RAFLuton was fitted with boat skis and became the first fighter plane to sail across the English Channel, setting a record time of 6 Days, ahrs, 3mins and 20secs #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/H263wq67iS
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I thought Mitchell's S.6b broke that record.
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*groan* That was terrible! Well done! :D
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Nonsense. That's a Lockheed Constellation preparing for the post war Silver Clipper service. Those are tanks for Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle supplies for the upwards of 6 passengers the "Stella" carried in the lap of luxury (laps are less comfortable than actual luxury though).
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Note also the rocket assisted takeoff gear, for use at London City airport.
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Never 1752! Wrong uniform! Quite clearly a 1753 uniform on display here
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Yes definitely seven minutes to six, not a second earlier.
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Your In-depth aviation knowledge is second to none. Thank you
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Amazing - I see they cut off a couple of the engines to increase the fuel efficiency - I guess the lack of a payload increased the range dramatically...
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