Transcontinental air speed record

Transcontinental air speed record

These are records for flight between coasts in North America.

Transcontinental air speed record

:In-flight and on-ground time are counted after the earliest flights

Junior transcontinental air speed record

:For the junior record only in-flight time is counted

Women's transcontinental air speed record

For the women's record, only in-flight time is counted
*1930 Ruth Nichols 13 hours and 21 minutes


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