<Dd> On 14 July 1948, six de Havilland Vampire F3s of No. 54 Squadron RAF, commanded by Wing Commander DS Wilson - MacDonald, DSO, DFC, flew via Stornoway, Iceland, and Labrador to Montreal on the first leg of a goodwill tour of the U.S. and Canada . </Dd> <Dt> First piston aircraft to make a non-stop World flight </Dt> <Dd> In 1949, the Lucky Lady II, a Boeing B - 50 Superfortress of the U.S. Air Force, commanded by Captain James Gallagher, became the first aeroplane to circle the world nonstop . This was achieved by refueling the plane in flight . Total time airborne was 94 hours and 1 minute . </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> First jet aircraft to make a non-stop transatlantic flight </Dt> <Dd> On 21 February 1951, an RAF English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 (serial number WD932) flown by Squadron Leader A Callard of the A&AEE, flew from Aldergrove Northern Ireland, to Gander, Newfoundland . The flight covered almost 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) in 4h 37 m . The aircraft was being flown to the U.S. to act as a pattern aircraft for the Martin B - 57 Canberra . </Dd> <Dt> First jet aircraft transatlantic passenger service </Dt> <Dd> On 4 October 1958, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) flew the first jet airliner service using the de Havilland Comet, when G - APDC initiated the first transatlantic Comet 4 service and the first scheduled transatlantic passenger jet service in history, flying from London to New York with a stopover at Gander . </Dd> </Dl>

How long is flight from new york to england