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DC10 sets long distance flight record for Martinair Holland
Martinair Holland reports a DC10 nonstop Amsterdam to Djakarta flight of 7 951 miles in 13 hours 45 minutes using a convertible freighter version. Previous DC10 record was 7 806 miles Honolulu to Buenos Aires in 14 hours 17 minutes by Northwest Orient. Flight path included Istanbul Teheran Bombay and Madras with over 10 tons of fuel remaining on landing.
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Martinair Holland
Amsterdam
Djakarta
Indonesia
Douglas Aircraft Co
Europe
Orient
Honolulu
Buenos Aires
Northwest Orient Airlines
Martinair
Istanbul
Teheran
Bombay
Madras
Frans van der Vijgh
Garuda Indonesian Airways
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia