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No. 1 Long Range Flight was a temporary Royal Australian Air Force unit formed to participate in the 1953 London-to-Christchurch air race (also known as the Christchurch Centenary air race). The flight was established in February 1953 and was equipped with three Canberra bombers, specially modified between June and August. Following extensive training, two Canberras departed for the UK in mid-September. The race began on 9 October, and one of the flight's aircraft placed second, with a total flying time of 22 hours and 29 minutes. The other aircraft was forced out of the race when one of its tyres burst while landing at Cocos Island to refuel, but completed its flight to Christchurch after being repaired. After a brief period in New Zealand both aircraft returned to Australia to be modifie

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  • No. 1 Long Range Flight was a temporary Royal Australian Air Force unit formed to participate in the 1953 London-to-Christchurch air race (also known as the Christchurch Centenary air race). The flight was established in February 1953 and was equipped with three Canberra bombers, specially modified between June and August. Following extensive training, two Canberras departed for the UK in mid-September. The race began on 9 October, and one of the flight's aircraft placed second, with a total flying time of 22 hours and 29 minutes. The other aircraft was forced out of the race when one of its tyres burst while landing at Cocos Island to refuel, but completed its flight to Christchurch after being repaired. After a brief period in New Zealand both aircraft returned to Australia to be modified back to a standard configuration, and the flight was disbanded in November. (en)
  • O Destacamento de Longo Alcance N.º 1 foi uma unidade temporária da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) criada para participar na , em 1953. O destacamento foi estabelecido em Fevereiro de 1953 e foi equipado com três aviões Canberra, modificados entre Junho e Agosto para participarem na competição. Depois de muito treino, dois aviões Canberra partiram para o Reino Unido a meio de Setembro. A corrida começou no dia 9 de Outubro e uma das aeronaves do destacamento conseguiu o segundo lugar na competição, com um total de 22 horas e 29 minutos de voo. A outra aeronave foi forçada a sair da competição quando um dos seus pneus arrebentou quando aterrou nas Ilhas Cocos para reabastecer, contudo depois de resolver o problema completou o voo até Christchurch. Depois de um breve período na Nova Zelândia ambas as aeronaves regressaram à Austrália para serem novamente modificadas para a versão normal de serviço; em Novembro, o destacamento foi dissolvido. (pt)
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  • A No. 1 Long Range Flight Canberra at Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana in Ceylon during the London-to-Christchurch air race (en)
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  • Australia (en)
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  • February–November 1953 (en)
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  • No. 1 Long Range Flight was a temporary Royal Australian Air Force unit formed to participate in the 1953 London-to-Christchurch air race (also known as the Christchurch Centenary air race). The flight was established in February 1953 and was equipped with three Canberra bombers, specially modified between June and August. Following extensive training, two Canberras departed for the UK in mid-September. The race began on 9 October, and one of the flight's aircraft placed second, with a total flying time of 22 hours and 29 minutes. The other aircraft was forced out of the race when one of its tyres burst while landing at Cocos Island to refuel, but completed its flight to Christchurch after being repaired. After a brief period in New Zealand both aircraft returned to Australia to be modifie (en)
  • O Destacamento de Longo Alcance N.º 1 foi uma unidade temporária da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) criada para participar na , em 1953. O destacamento foi estabelecido em Fevereiro de 1953 e foi equipado com três aviões Canberra, modificados entre Junho e Agosto para participarem na competição. Depois de muito treino, dois aviões Canberra partiram para o Reino Unido a meio de Setembro. A corrida começou no dia 9 de Outubro e uma das aeronaves do destacamento conseguiu o segundo lugar na competição, com um total de 22 horas e 29 minutos de voo. A outra aeronave foi forçada a sair da competição quando um dos seus pneus arrebentou quando aterrou nas Ilhas Cocos para reabastecer, contudo depois de resolver o problema completou o voo até Christchurch. Depois de um breve período na Nova Zel (pt)
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  • Destacamento de Longo Alcance N.º 1 (pt)
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  • No. 1 Long Range Flight RAAF (en)
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