J.N. Somers (GBR)
Status
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1c (Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record
Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload
Performance
271,01 km/h
Date
17 Jun 1950
Course / Location
Wolverhampton - Abbots Bromley - Meir - Newport (United Kingdom)
Claimant
J.N. Somers (GBR)
Type of engine
Gipsy
Aircraft
Gemini III
Aircraft manufacturer
Miles
Aircraft engine manufacturer
De Havilland
