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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 585,00 km/h 26 Sep 2025 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (20996) preliminary record claim received World 20996
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 546,00 km/h 26 Sep 2025 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (20997) preliminary record claim received World 20997
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 516,00 km/h 26 Sep 2025 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (20998) preliminary record claim received World 20998
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 469,7 km/h 20 Mar 2012 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16517) ratified - current record World 16517
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 706,6 km/h 08 Dec 2011 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16404) ratified - current record World 16404
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 3 min 34 sec 03 Dec 1988 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2646) ratified - superseded since approved World 2646
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 2 min 11 sec 03 Dec 1988 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2647) ratified - superseded since approved World 2647
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 1 min 02 sec 03 Dec 1988 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2648) ratified - superseded since approved World 2648
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 583,13 km/h 28 Dec 1986 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (3466) ratified - current record World 3466
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 856,75 km/h 26 Dec 1986 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2200) ratified - current record World 2200
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 716,40 km/h 06 Jun 1985 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) ratified - current record World 2553
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 678,60 km/h 05 Jun 1985 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) ratified - current record World 2552
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 749,52 km/h 04 Jun 1985 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) ratified - current record World 2551
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 798,15 km/h 28 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16309) ratified - current record World 16309
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 785,52 km/h 28 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16310) ratified - current record World 16310
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 714,96 km/h 26 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16308) ratified - current record World 16308
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 714,24 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16306) ratified - current record World 16306
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 847,80 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16307) ratified - current record World 16307
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 718,92 km/h 22 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16305) ratified - current record World 16305
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 688,68 km/h 19 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16303) ratified - current record World 16303
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 703,08 km/h 19 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (16304) ratified - current record World 16304
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 688,68 km/h 16 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (6904) ratified - current record World 6904
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 2 min 42 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2643) ratified - superseded since approved World 2643
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 4 min 13 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2644) ratified - superseded since approved World 2644
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 1 min 19 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2645) ratified - superseded since approved World 2645
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 01 min 53 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (4121) ratified - superseded since approved World 4121
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 03 min 47 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (4122) ratified - superseded since approved World 4122
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 06 min 19 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (4123) ratified - superseded since approved World 4123
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 631,46 km/h 14 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2560) ratified - current record World 2560
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 626,76 km/h 14 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2561) ratified - current record World 2561
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 717,12 km/h 14 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2564) ratified - current record World 2564
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 855,72 km/h 14 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2567) ratified - current record World 2567
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 745,92 km/h 13 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2566) ratified - current record World 2566
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 830,52 km/h 13 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2568) ratified - current record World 2568
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 762,84 km/h 13 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2562) ratified - current record World 2562
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 860,93 km/h 13 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2563) ratified - current record World 2563
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 791,02 km/h 13 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2565) ratified - current record World 2565
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 854,07 km/h 12 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (2559) ratified - current record World 2559
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