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B-29 Breaks East-West Record

BURBANK, Calif.--A new transcontinental East-West record of seven hours, 28 minutes was set today by an Army B-29 Superfortress flying from New York to Burbank.

The fight was termed "uneventful" by members of the seven-man crew. Possible trouble was avoided narrowly when, on landing, an oil leak was discovered in the number one engine. The leak apparently developed just as the plane was coming in to land at the Lockheed Air Terminal.

The new mark cut nearly two hours from the previous record of 9 hours, 23 minutes and 2 seconds set by a Navy Lockheed twin-engine PV-2

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