Curtis E. Lemay (USA)
Status
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group
3: turbo-jet
Type of record
Distance
Performance
10 175.67 km
Date
12 Nov 1957
Course / Location
Chicopee Falls, MA (USA) - Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Claimant
Curtis E. Lemay (USA)
Crew
C.L. GANDY, E.E. Bradley, F.L. Wright
Type of engine
J-57
Aircraft
KC-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Pratt & Whitney