Wing Commander Andy Green MBE (born 1962), a British RAF pilot, is the current holder of the land speed record and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. On September 25, 1997 in ThrustSSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, USA, reaching a speed of 714.144 mph (1149.30 km/h). On October 15, he reached 763.035 mph (1227.99 km/h), the first supersonic record (Mach 1.016).

Andy Green's next challenge is the driving of the JCB Dieselmax car, attempting to take the Diesel Land Speed Record over 300 mph. 1962 births | Living people | Land speed records | Royal Air Force officers | Officers of the Order of the British Empire | World record holders | Segrave Trophy recipients

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