page_title: George Stainforth
section_title: 1929 Schneider Trophy
hierarchical_section_title: George Stainforth / Career / 1929 Schneider Trophy
caption_attribution_description: British team, RAF High Speed Flight, for Schneider Trophy race in 1929 left to right: Fg Off HRD Waghorn Fg Off Moon (Engineering Officer) Flt Lt D D'Arcy A Greig Sqn Ldr AH Orlebar (Flight Commander) Flt Lt GH Stainforth Fg Off RLR Atcherley
context_page_description: Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth, AFC was a Royal Air Force pilot and the first man to exceed 400 miles per hour.
context_section_description: Stainforth was serving with The High Speed Flight in 1929, as pilot of the Gloster VI entrant. The aircraft was withdrawn for technical reasons shortly before the competition, which was then won by his teammate Flt. Lt. H. Waghorn in a Supermarine S.6.
  On the following day, 10 September 1929, Stainforth took the Gloster VI up for an attempt at the record over a measured mile course. He achieved a top speed of 351.3 mph and a ratified world absolute speed record, averaged over four runs of 336.3 mph.
  This record was held but briefly, as a later run by the racing seaplane Supermarine S.6 managed to raise it to over 350 mph.
caption: 1929 Schneider Trophy team 
  Stainforth is second from right
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