Richard James (aviator)
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Richard James set the junior transcontinental air speed record
in 1928. He completed the flight on December 15, 1928, arriving in San Francisco. He had left from New York
. The elapsed flying time was 48 hours, spread over one month. His record stood till 1930, when it was broken by Frank Goldsborough
. He was born in Flushing, Queens
and flew an Travel Air
.
Transcontinental air speed record
-Transcontinental air speed record:-Junior transcontinental air speed record:-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...
in 1928. He completed the flight on December 15, 1928, arriving in San Francisco. He had left from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The elapsed flying time was 48 hours, spread over one month. His record stood till 1930, when it was broken by Frank Goldsborough
Frank Goldsborough
Francis Herbert Goldsborough was a record-holding aviator who died in a plane crash in Vermont on his 20th birthday.-Birth:...
. He was born in Flushing, Queens
Flushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...
and flew an Travel Air
Travel Air
The Travel Air Manufacturing Company was an aircraft manufacturer established in Wichita, Kansas in the United States in January 1925 by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman.-Company history:...
.