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Giuseppe Motta (aviator)

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Giuseppe Motta
BornOctober 10, 1894
DiedAugust 22, 1929 (aged 34)
Lake Garda, Italy
Occupation(s)World War I fighter pilot
Air racer
Test pilot

Giuseppe Motta (died 1929) was an Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer of the 1920s.[1]

A Macchi M.67 racing seaplane.

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 kilometres per hour (362 mph). This world record held until George Stainforth broke the 400 miles per hour (640 km/h) barrier, on 29 September 1931.

References

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  1. ^ "357 Miles an Hour in the Air". Current History. 31 (2): 353–354. 1929-11-01. doi:10.1525/curh.1929.31.2.353. ISSN 0011-3530. S2CID 248848938.