400 mph 3 km record speeds

[W J Pearce]

Since there has been so much interest in Voodoo's impending 3 km attempt, below you will find info on the previous (and current) record holders.


S.6B / George Stainforth - Southampton Water, England - 29 September 1931
415.2 (disavowed due to diving onto the course)
407.4
409.5
407.6
405.4
Record = 407.5 mph

MC-72 / Francesco Agello - Lake Garda, Italy - 10 April 1933
421.586
424.171
419.215
430.317
420.029 (dropped)
Record = 423.823 mph

MC-72 / Francesco Agello - Lake Garda, Italy - 23 October 1934
438.615
441.442
442.082
440.589
Record = 440.682 mph

He 100 (V8) / Hans Dieterle - Oranienburg, Germany - 30 March 1939
(reportedly four passes with a total flight time of 14 minutes)
Record = 463.918 mph

Me 209 / Fritz Wendel - Augsburg, Germany - 26 April 1939
(reportedly only two passes, unofficial speeds for each pass)
482
456
Record = 469.221 mph

Conquest 1 / Darryl Greenamyer - Edwards AFB, California - 16 August 1969
510.23
458.85
508.46
454.62
Record = 483.04 mph

Red Baron / Steve Hinton - Tonopah, Nevada - 14 August 1979
(unofficial speeds for each pass)
497
504
508
487
Record = 499.018 mph

Rare Bear / Lyle Shelton - Las Vegas, New Mexico - 21 August 1989
523.586
537.251
520.257
532.223
Record = 528.329 mph

Voodoo / Steven Hinton - Challis (Flying Joseph Ranch), Idaho - 2 September 2017
(unofficial speeds)
554.69
527.34
528.48
515.62
Record = 531.53 mph (for weight class but not 1% faster than Rare Bear’s speed