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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 8 616 m 06 Sep 1919 Rudolph W. Schroeder (USA) (15464) ratified - superseded since approved World 15464
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 9 699 m 04 Sep 1919 Rudolph W. Schroeder (USA) (15466) ratified - superseded since approved World 15466
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 9 000 m 13 Aug 1919 Jacques Weiss (-) (15456) ratified - superseded since approved World 15456
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 5 500 m 24 Mar 1914 Otto Linnekogel (GER) (15443) ratified - superseded since approved World 15443
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance around a closed circuit 6 h 42 min 50 sec 30 Aug 1913 Louis Gaubert (FRA) (15433) ratified - superseded since approved World 15433
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance in a straight line 784 km 17 Jul 1913 Deroye (-) (15383) ratified - superseded since approved World 15383
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance around a closed circuit 410 km 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (15379) ratified - superseded since approved World 15379
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 2 h in a closed circuit 191,90 km 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (15422) ratified - superseded since approved World 15422
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 3 h in a closed circuit 291,90 km 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (15423) ratified - superseded since approved World 15423
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 4 h in a closed circuit 391,90 km 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (16012) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16012
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 250 km in a closed circuit 2 h 34 min 48 sec 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (15345) ratified - superseded since approved World 15345
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 300 km in a closed circuit 3 h 4 min 50 sec 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (15346) ratified - superseded since approved World 15346
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 400 km in a closed circuit 4 h 4 min 42 sec 11 Feb 1913 Ernest Guillaux (FRA) (15348) ratified - superseded since approved World 15348
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 200 km in a closed circuit 2 h 3 min 49 sec 01 Oct 1912 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15344) ratified - superseded since approved World 15344
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 5 km in a closed circuit 2 min 58 sec 01 Oct 1912 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15774) ratified - superseded since approved World 15774
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 2 h in a closed circuit 190,86 km 16 Aug 1912 P. Mandelli (-) ratified - superseded since approved World 15831
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 150 km in a closed circuit 1 h 7 min 10 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15775) ratified - superseded since approved World 15775
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 10 km in a closed circuit 4 min 24 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15338) ratified - superseded since approved World 15338
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Powered Aeroplanes C Greatest speed over a closed circuit of 5 km 135,95 km/h 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15825) ratified - superseded since approved World 15825
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 20 km in a closed circuit 8 min 51 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15339) ratified - superseded since approved World 15339
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 30 km in a closed circuit 13 min 19 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15340) ratified - superseded since approved World 15340
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 40 km in a closed circuit 17 min 45 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15342) ratified - superseded since approved World 15342
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 50 km in a closed circuit 23 min 13 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15343) ratified - superseded since approved World 15343
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 100 km in a closed circuit 44 min 37 sec 20 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15374) ratified - superseded since approved World 15374
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 1/4 h in a closed circuit 31,02 km 05 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15419) ratified - superseded since approved World 15419
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 1/2 h in a closed circuit 66,64 km 05 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15420) ratified - superseded since approved World 15420
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 1 h in a closed circuit 133,47 km 05 Jul 1912 Georges Legagneux (FRA) (15421) ratified - superseded since approved World 15421
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 4360 m 23 Jun 1912 Philipp Von Blaschke (AUT) (15889) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 15889
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance around a closed circuit 401,50 km 14 Feb 1912 B.-H. Barrington (GBR) (15828) ratified - superseded since approved World 15828
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 250 km in a closed circuit 2 h 39 min 37 sec 01 Oct 1911 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15776) ratified - superseded since approved World 15776
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a period of 3 h in a closed circuit 224.85 km 09 Jul 1911 René Level (FRA) (15832) ratified - superseded since approved World 15832
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