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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Eastern Airlines' Lockheed Constellation set a new commercial aircraft speed record from Burbank, Calif., to Miami, Fla., in 6 hours 49 minutes 26 seconds, piloted by Capt. H. O. Hudgins, surpassing the prior record by over 5 minutes.
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MIAMI, Fla., May 23.—(AP)—A Lockheed Constellation of the Eastern Airlines spanned the continent in six hours, 49 minutes and 26 seconds to set a new California-to-Miami speed record last night for commercial aircraft.
The huge four-engined passenger ship, officially timed by the National Aeronautics Association, clipped five minutes and 31 seconds from the record established only last Saturday by another Constellation.
Capt. H. O. Hudgins of Miami piloted the plane on its non-stop flight from Burbank, Calif., at an average speed of about 348 miles per hour and at an average altitude of 23,000 feet.
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Burbank, Calif. To Miami, Fla.
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set a new california-to-miami speed record of six hours, 49 minutes and 26 seconds, clipping five minutes and 31 seconds from the previous record
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A Lockheed Constellation of Eastern Airlines spanned the continent in six hours, 49 minutes and 26 seconds from Burbank, Calif., piloted by Capt. H. O. Hudgins at an average speed of about 348 miles per hour and average altitude of 23,000 feet, officially timed by the National Aeronautics Association.