Walter H. Mullikin (USA)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a Commercial Airline Route
Performance 
873,10 km/h
Date 
29 Oct 1977
Course / Location 
London (United Kingdom) - Cape Town (South Africa)
Claimant 
Walter H. Mullikin (USA)
Crew 
Albert A. FRINK, Stewart W. BECKETT Jr., Frank D. CASSANITI, Edward SHIELDS
Type of engine 
JT9D
Aircraft 
747 SP
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney