H. B. Martin (GBR)

Status 
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
449,400 km/h
Date 
01 May 1947
Course / Location 
London (United Kingdom) - Cape Town (South Africa)
Claimant 
H. B. Martin (GBR)
Type of engine 
Merlin
Aircraft 
Mosquito RG 238
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce
Aircraft manufacturer 
De Havilland