AVIATION PROGRESS
♦ LONDON, June 15. An Anglo*American ugreement will be signed soon , enabling Anierica to make British jet engines under licenco, says the Evening News aviation corresjiondent. Lockheeds are mentioned as tlie negotiating* firm. The news will cause considerable surprise in view of tlie coiuing American alteinjit to break Ihe British record of 606 miles an honr. It seems to substantiate claims t]iat Ainerican jet designs are far behind British. A Pan -American Constellation fiiimpleted a flight between Xow York and London airport in cleven liours S* mins., which is 58 minutes faster tlian Ihe j>revious record. The aircraft averaged 316 miles an hour.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1946, Page 5
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