Millard County Chronicle | 1928-01-19 | Page 4 | First Transatlantic Flight Was the Fastest

Fir First t Transatlantic Flight Was the Fastest New Contrary to the belief of most newspaper readers nonstop airplane lights across the thc Atlantic not only have ha failed to hang up any speed records s In 1927 1027 but actually have c fallen short of the mark set eight years UgO by the first plane to blaze this trail A comparison ot of times and distance in this fiel field follows I Alcock lOlD and Brown from St St. Johns N. N F F. to Clifden Ireland 1960 1060 miles In IG 1615 5 1 hours average speed I 1 tulles mlles an hour 1 Lindbergh 27 from Roosevelt Roosevilt I Field L L. I I. to ParIs France rance miles In 33 hours average speed 1077 miles nn an hour Chamberlin from Roosevelt FIeld to Plymouth England miles In 34 hours average speed 1007 miles an hour Byrd from Roosevelt Field to Brest France 4 miles In hours average speed 1032 miles an hour Brock and from Harbor Gl Grace N N. p F. to Plymouth England 1 0 miles In 1 1013 3 1 hours average speed 1114 mlles miles an hour