John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1957)

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(Tuesday, July 16, 1957, 6:04:12.2 a.m. PDT-12:27:20.6 EDT) — Marine Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record today by flying a F8U-1P Crusader jet from Los Angeles, California, to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn New York in three hours, 23 minutes and 8.4 seconds.

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John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1957)

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