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The Wright brothers

A Long Flight

Wednesday Apr 19, 1944
Burbank, California, U.S.

On April 19, 1944, the second production Lockheed Constellation, piloted by Howard Hughes and TWA president Jack Frye, flew from Burbank, California, to Washington, D.C. in 6 hours and 57 minutes (2300 mi – 330.9 mph).


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