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Old 20th Jan 2015, 13:40
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DaveReidUK
 
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The first jet-powered transatlantic flight was in fact a Canberra in Feb 1951.
No, it wasn't.

The first jet to fly non-stop across the Atlantic was an F-84E which flew from Manston to Limestone, ME in September 1950.

The Canberra in 1951 was the first to do so without in-flight refuelling.
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