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Old 5th August 2011 | 00:17
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The first fully automatic trans Atlantic flight was from Newfoundland to Brize Norton, UK, in September 1947 by a C54.

The idea has not caught on yet ! The flight was from runway to runway, only. Humans were still required on the ground, from and to the terminals.
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