American Aviation Historical Society

1912

The Army’s first flying boat was accepted from Curtiss Aircraft.

1954

A Pan American Airways Boeing Stratocruiser sets a new transatlantic speed record by crossing from New York to Paris at an average speed of 371 mph. The prop flight takes 9 hr 42 min.

1957

RF-101 established a round trip transcontinental record of 6 hrs, 42 min, 6.9 sec