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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 11:36 am
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I was on a ORD-IAD flight a few years back. Don't recall the exact speed, but it was well north of 700 mph and significant enough that the pilot called attention to it, statng that it did not happen over land often. The normal 1hr 31 min flight was done in an hour.
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