Roscoe Turner (USA)

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 
394,100 km/h
Date 
01 Sep 1934
Course / Location 
Los Angeles, CA (USA) - New York, NY (USA)
Claimant 
Roscoe Turner (USA)
Type of engine 
R- 1690 Hornet
Aircraft 
Model 44 Racer
Aircraft manufacturer 
Wedel-Williams
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney