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National D C 10 Sets World Record Flight Time
National Airlines vice president of flight operations M C Wedge piloted the National D C 10 from Los Angeles to Miami in a world record 3 hours 38 minutes 32 seconds. The aircraft reached a top speed of 727 miles per hour. A Christmas tree silhouette in downtown Atlanta is actually the Citizens and Southern Bank with blacked out windows forming the outline.
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Citizens and Southern Bank