The shortest overall time from London to New York was by Squadron Leader Tom Lecky-Thompson flying a Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Harrier in 6 hours 11 minutes.

The shortest time from New York to London was by Lieutenant Commander Peter Goddard, a passenger in a Royal Navy McDonnell Douglas Phantom (callsign 'Royal Blue 3', serial XT859) in 5 hours 12 minutes.

[3] Alcock was followed by a number of other notable runners including Sir Billy Butlin, Clement Freud, Stirling Moss, Mary Rand, and Prince Michael of Kent.

The navy runners used Phantoms which flew from the Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station to Wisley Aerodrome and were refuelled by Handley Page Victor tankers over the ocean.

They obtained local clearances for their planned flight but decided to skip getting approval from the Royal Air Force because they assumed their request would be declined.

[15][26] On the eastbound leg of the race from New York to London, Williams was driven by a Jaguar E-Type from the Empire State Building to the take-off location on the East River.

[14][27] Williams decided to leave on a rainy day with poor visibility—when Kennedy Airport was closed due to the weather conditions—because time was running out in the race.

Bill Bedford, the former chief test pilot for Hawker Siddeley and the sales director for the aircraft manufacturer, kept a Federal Aviation Administration officer engaged in conversation long enough for Williams to start the engine and take-off before they could stop him.

[31] Flight lieutenant Derek Aldous was a passenger on Victor B.2 XH672, which flew from Floyd Bennett Field to Wisley Aerodrome with two extra fuel tanks in the bomb bay.

The stamps were being held at Stanley Gibbons and were to be auctioned off the following month at the Headquarters of the United Nations to raise money for the UNIS scholarship fund.

In exchange for using the future site of the UNIS as a take-off and landing point in the competition, the Royal Air Force also donated $1,000 of its prize money to the school.

[37] The United States Air Force was going to enter the race with a B-58 Hustler, but withdrew to avoid political issues due to the country's involvement in the Vietnam War.