What is recorded here
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
Teddy Donaldson's family home is significant as the residence of Group Captain Teddy Donaldson DSO, a pioneering aviator who set a world air-speed record of 616 mph in 1946 while flying a Gloster Meteor between Rustington and Kingston Gorse. His achievement marked a major milestone in post-war aviation history.
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