What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This was the family home of Group Captain Teddy Donaldson DSO 1912-1992. Flying a Gloster Meteor between Rustington & Kingston Gorse he broke the World Air-Speed record at 616 mph in 1946 Recorded plaque organisation: West Sussex County Council.
Group Captain Edward Mortlock Donaldson was a distinguished RAF officer and test pilot who set a world air-speed record of 616 mph in a Gloster Meteor in 1946, demonstrating the capabilities of early jet aircraft technology.
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