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Powered Aeroplanes C 4th category 1937-1949 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 199,12 km/h 31 Aug 1947 Renald L. Porteous (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10999
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 313,27 km/h 24 Aug 1946 Narbrough Hughes D'Aeth (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16512
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 330,15 km/h 22 Aug 1946 Narbrough Hughes D'Aeth (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 843
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance 11 520,42 km 07 Nov 1938 R. Kellett (GBR) (8840) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8840
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance in a straight line 10 715,45 km 07 Nov 1938 H. A. V. Hogan (GBR) (9303) ratified - superseded since approved World 9303
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance in a straight line 11 520,42 km 07 Nov 1938 A. N. Combe (GBR) (14384) ratified - superseded since approved World 14384
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 16 440 m 30 Jun 1937 Maurice James Adam (GBR) (8211) ratified - superseded since approved World 8211
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 15 223 m 28 Sep 1936 F.R.D. Swain (GBR) (8179) ratified - superseded since approved World 8179
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance in a straight line 8 544 km 08 Feb 1933 O. R. Gayford (GBR) (9298) ratified - superseded since approved World 9298
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 13 404 m 16 Sep 1932 Cyril Frank Uwins (GBR) (8224) ratified - superseded since approved World 8224
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a 3 km course 655 km/h 29 Sep 1931 G. H. Stainforth (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11831
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 100 km 551,8 km/h 13 Sep 1931 J.N. Boothman (GBR) (11071) ratified - superseded since approved World 11071
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a 3 km course 575,20 km/h 12 Sep 1929 A. H. Orlebar (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11830
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a 3 km course 541,10 km/h 10 Sep 1929 G. H. Stainforth (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11829
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 100 km 533,8 km/h 07 Sep 1929 Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11697
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 100 km 531,20 km/h 07 Sep 1929 Henry R. D. Waghorn (GBR) (14999) ratified - superseded since approved World 14999
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Powered Aeroplanes C 4th category 1929-1937 Altitude 3 021 m 16 May 1929 G.L.P. Henderson (GBR) (8360) ratified - superseded since approved World 8360
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Powered Aeroplanes C 1st category 1927-1931 Altitude 6 054 m 27 Jul 1928 G. De Havilland (GBR) (8220) ratified - superseded since approved World 8220
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 100 km 456,522 km/h 26 Sep 1927 - Webster (GBR) (11070) ratified - superseded since approved World 11070
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Powered Aeroplanes C 3rd category 1927-1931 Speed over 100 km 300,10 km/h 24 Aug 1927 H. S. Broad (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10982
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Powered Aeroplanes C 1st category 1927-1931 Altitude 5 268 m 05 Jul 1927 The Hon. Bailey (GBR) (8221) ratified - superseded since approved World 8221
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a 3 km course 364,92 km/h 13 Sep 1925 Henri Biard (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11833
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 200 km 273,41 km/h 28 Sep 1923 David Rittenhouse (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11427
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Duration 1 h 34 min 51 sec 12 Aug 1922 Henri C. Briard (GBR) (12064) ratified - superseded since approved World 12064
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Distance over a closed circuit without landing 370,77 km 12 Aug 1922 Henri C. Briard (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 12065
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Distance around a closed circuit 370,77 km 12 Aug 1922 Henri C. Briard (GBR) (8848) ratified - superseded since approved World 8848
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 100 km 238,64 km/h 12 Aug 1922 Henri C. Briard (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 12062
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over 200 km 237,60 km/h 12 Aug 1922 Henri C. Briard (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 12063
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