In September 1946, the Truculent Turtle, a Lockheed P2V Neptune patrol aircraft commanded by Comdr. Thomas D. Davies, flew from Perth, Australia, to Columbus, Ohio, in 55 hours 17 minutes, breaking the world’s record for distance without refueling w
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