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TIL. In 1969, a Harrier aircraft flying from St Pancras station in London to Bristol Basin in Manhattan, New York for Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race. With aerial refueling, the Harrier managed to complete the feat in 6 hours and 11 minutes

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