Michael J. Lithgow (GBR)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1g (Landplanes: take off weight 9 000 to 12 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
1 77,417 km/h
Date 
05 Jul 1953
Course / Location 
London (United Kingdom) - Paris (France)
Claimant 
Michael J. Lithgow (GBR)
Type of engine 
Avon
Aircraft 
Supermarine Swift Mk. IV
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce
Aircraft manufacturer 
Vikers Armstrong