Associated Press Big Jet Lands After Record Flight

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GLC#
GLC09677.43-View header record
Type
Images
Date
13 November 1957
Author/Creator
Associated Press
Title
Big Jet Lands After Record Flight
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated November 13, 1957. Shows Air Force One landing with the Washington DC. capitol hill dome visible in the background. The press release embedded in the photo reports that the plane flew 5,204 miles from Buenos Aries to Washington D.C. in 11 hours 5 minutes. It was recorded as the first nonstop flight between capitols. The photo is stamped on the back with Associated Press information.

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