Jim Reginald Cooksey (GBR)
Status
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group
3: turbo-jet
Type of record
Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload
Performance
822.26 km/h
Date
12 May 1950
Course / Location
Moreton Valence Gloucester - Campo Ness (United Kingdom)
Claimant
Jim Reginald Cooksey (GBR)
Type of engine
Derwent
Aircraft
Meteor F.8
Aircraft manufacturer
Gloster
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Rolls Royce
