Giuseppe Motta (aviator)
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Giuseppe Motta was an Italian World War I
fighter pilot
, seaplane
air racer
of the 1920s.
After World War I, Motta tested racing seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy
race. He was killed during a test flight of the Macchi M.67
after having reached 583 kilometers per hour (362 miles per hour). This world record held until George Stainforth
broke the 400 mph barrier, on 29 September 1931.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
fighter pilot
Fighter pilot
A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained in air-to-air combat while piloting a fighter aircraft . Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting...
, seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
air racer
Air racing
- History :The first ever air race was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1908. The participants piloted the only 4 airships in the U.S. around a course located at Forest Park...
of the 1920s.
After World War I, Motta tested racing seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy
Schneider Trophy
The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider was a prize competition for seaplanes. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, it offered a prize of roughly £1,000. The race was held eleven times between 1913 and 1931...
race. He was killed during a test flight of the Macchi M.67
Macchi M.67
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. London: Willow Books, 1984. ISBN 0-00-218148-7....
after having reached 583 kilometers per hour (362 miles per hour). This world record held until George Stainforth
George Stainforth
Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth AFC RAF was a British Royal Air Force pilot and the first man in the world to exceed 400 miles per hour.-Early life:...
broke the 400 mph barrier, on 29 September 1931.