News From October 1958
*United Airlines Capt. "Pat" Boling flew a V-tail Bonanza tanked with 402 gallons of avgas 7,090 miles from Manila to Pendleton, Ore., in 46 hours. It was the longest nonmilitary overwater flight in history. *A BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corp.) de Havilland Comet IV became the first jetliner to...
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