Alex Henshaw (GBR)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
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 
244,88 km/h
Date 
06 Feb 1939
Course / Location 
London (United Kingdom) - Cape Town (South Africa)
Claimant 
Alex Henshaw (GBR)
Type of engine 
Gipsy VI
Aircraft 
Mew Gull
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
De Havilland
Aircraft manufacturer 
Percival