Giuseppe Motta (aviator)
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Giuseppe Motta | |
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Born | October 10, 1894 Quargnento, Alessandria, Italy |
Died | August 22, 1929 (aged 34) Lake Garda, Italy |
Occupation | 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.
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.
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