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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding DW Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 97,87 km/h 02 Jul 2001 Guenther Jacobs (GER) (7023) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7023
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Gliding DW Out-and-return distance 591,8 km 24 Jun 2001 Diether Memmert (GER) (7022) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7022
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Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 108,53 km/h 21 Jun 2001 Guenther Jacobs (GER) (7013) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7013
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Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 1 236,34 km 04 Apr 1997 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (4325) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4325
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Gliding D2-M Free out-and-return distance 892,22 km 16 Feb 1997 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) (4021) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4021
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,72 km/h 05 Jan 1995 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) (2338) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2338
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 155,82 km/h 06 Jan 1993 Klaus Holighaus (GER) (400) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 400
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 164,18 km/h 04 Jan 1993 Klaus Holighaus (GER) (401) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 401
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 155,00 km/h 02 Jan 1993 Tilo Holighaus (GER) (402) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 402
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 144,67 km/h 10 Jan 1992 Hans-Werner Grosse (GER) (428) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 428
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 177.26 km/h 26 Jul 1984 Erwin Sommer (GER) (358) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 358
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Gliding D1 Duration without landing returning to the start point 55 h 52 min 12 sec 22 Sep 1943 Ernst Jachtmann (GER) (4455) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4455
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Powered Aeroplanes C 2nd category 1937-1949 Speed over 100 km 227,70 km/h 12 Sep 1938 Helmuth Kalkstein (GER) (14971) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14971
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Powered Aeroplanes C.bis 2nd category 1938 Altitude 6 649 m 11 Sep 1938 Helmuth Kalkstein (GER) (13893) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13893
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