Giuseppe Motta (aviator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Giuseppe Motta (aviator)

Italian pilot

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1894

Place of Birth: Quargnento, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1929

Profession: fighter pilot

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Giuseppe Motta (aviator)

  • Giuseppe Motta (died 1929) was an Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer of the 1920s. After World War I, Motta tested racing seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy race.
  • He was killed during a test flight of the Macchi M.67 after having reached 583 kilometres per hour (362 mph).
  • This world record held until George Stainforth broke the 400 miles per hour (640 km/h) barrier, on 29 September 1931.

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