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Just to answer your question here are the later times for the SR-71 and Concord Trans-Atlantic crossing records

SR-71 1st September 1974 New York Radar Gate to London Radar Gate (W-E) 1 Hr 54 Mins 56.4 Sec.

BA Concord 7th February 1996 New York JFK to London Heathrow (W-E) 2 Hrs 52 Mins 59 Sec (with a 175 mph tailwind).
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