First transatlantic jet service

According to Official Guinness Records,

On 4 October 1958, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) began operating the world's first transatlantic jet service (between London and New York City), with the British De Havilland Comet.

For a complete list of 1958 records, please visit 1958 Guinness Records in United Kingdom.

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