"Paul Laughlin" schreef in bericht
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Are you sure that was in 1958? In 1961 a B-58 and it's crew were taken to
The Paris Air Show to receive the Bleriot Trophy. A different crew
delivered the aircraft to Paris and set a speed record from New York to
Paris of three hours and 19 minutes. I believe that record still stands.
Then the crew, that actually made the flight that won the Bleriot Trophy
took off on the return flight. They did a fly-by and attempted a victory
roll. Lost control and crashed about 5 km from Le Bourget.
Paul in Portland OR
My mistake, I wend to the Paris air showin in 1961, in 1958 I wend to
the Brussels World fair. Bad memory :-)

On Friday 26 May 1961, a B-58 flew from New York City to Paris,
France in 3 hours and 14 minutes

Willem