George Stainforth

Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth AFC RAF (1899 - 27 September 1942) was a British Royal Air Force pilot. He was the first man in the world to exceed 400 miles per hour in an aircraft.

George Stainforth Media

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  1929 Schneider Trophy team Stainforth is second from right

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  Supermarine S.6B, S1596

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  1931 Schneider Trophy team Stainforth is fourth from left

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  The Stainforth Trophy

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  Weather vane in Greenhill Gardens, Weymouth, commemorating Stainforth's world speed record