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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Altitude 8 736 m 16 Apr 1964 Adriano Mantelli (ITA) (9972) ratified - superseded since approved World 9972
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2c-08 Altitude 6 950 m 23 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 11970
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2c-08 Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 268,95 km/h 22 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 2278
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2b Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 271,78 km/h 22 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3715
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2c-08 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 271,78 km/h 22 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 2277
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3c-08 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 270,27 km/h 21 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) (3213) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 3213
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3c-08 Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 268,91 km/h 21 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) (3214) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 3214
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3c-08 Altitude 7 189 m 21 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) (11949) ratified - superseded since approved World 11949
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 240,519 km/h 19 Dec 1954 Nello Valzania (ITA) (8032) ratified - superseded since approved World 8032
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 275,355 km/h 20 Nov 1954 Iginio Guagnellini (ITA) (8045) ratified - superseded since approved World 8045
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3 Distance 2 987,93 km 18 Jun 1954 Carina Negrone (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2279
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 249,08 km/h 27 Dec 1953 Iginio Guagnellini (ITA) (8024) ratified - superseded since approved World 8024
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 255,754 km/h 27 Dec 1953 Iginio Guagnellini (ITA) (8044) ratified - superseded since approved World 8044
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 411,701 km/h 05 Dec 1953 Guido Ferrari (ITA) (8029) ratified - superseded since approved World 8029
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 419,48 km/h 05 Dec 1953 Guido Ferrari (ITA) (10431) ratified - superseded since approved World 10431
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 249,861 km/h 21 Dec 1952 Iginio Guagnellini (ITA) (8017) ratified - superseded since approved World 8017
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 271.40 km/h 20 Nov 1952 Iginio Guagnellini (ITA) (8023) ratified - superseded since approved World 8023
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 347,802 km/h 21 Dec 1951 Leonardo Bonzi (ITA) (8118) ratified - superseded since approved World 8118
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 358,64 km/h 21 Dec 1951 Leonardo Bonzi (ITA) (10430) ratified - superseded since approved World 10430
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Altitude 13 542 m 25 Sep 1939 Nicola Di Mauro (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11726
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 390,97 km/h 07 Mar 1939 Maner Lualdi (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13252
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 237,21 km/h 06 Mar 1939 Leonardo Bonzi (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 13249
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Altitude 17 083 m 22 Oct 1938 Mario Pezzi (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11713
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 221,96 km/h 25 Jan 1938 Attilio Biseo (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13247
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Altitude with 5 000 kg payload 7 410 m 07 Nov 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11495
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Altitude with 2 000 kg payload 8 951 m 03 Nov 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11574
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 319,78 km/h 28 May 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4504
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 1 000 kg payload 322,043 km/h 28 May 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4506
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 5 000 kg payload 251,89 km/h 01 May 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10895
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 5 000 kg payload 248,41 km/h 01 May 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10896
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Altitude with 10 000 kg payload 4 863 m 13 Apr 1937 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11976
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a 3 km course 709.21 km/h 23 Oct 1934 Francesco Agello (ITA) (4497) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4497
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2e Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 629,37 km/h 08 Oct 1933 Guglielmo Cassinelli (ITA) ratified - current record World 11712
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