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Beech Duke 60

VH-TKE

The Beech Duke 60 was the chosen aircraft for Denys Dalton and his co-pilot, Terry Gwynn-Jones' record breaking flight. Dalton and Gwynn-Jones broke the round-the-world speed record for piston-engined aeroplanes in 1975. They departed Brisbane on the 20th of July and returned 122 hours, 19 minutes and 57 seconds later, on the 25th of July.

The American Beech Aircraft Corporation built the aircraft and 1968 and it is powered by twin Lycoming turbo-charged, six cylinder, air-cooled engines.

The record breaking Beech Duke VH-TKE was purchased with the generour assistance of Mr George Stratigos and is on display at Queensland Museum South Bank.