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International and National Soaring Records NATIONAL AERONAUTICS ASSOCIATION Single Place Distance, Airline International Record-O. Klepikova, U.S.S.R. … 749.203 kilometers (465.532 miles) "Rot-Front 7" Glider, from Moscow to Otradnoie, July 6, 1939 National (U.S.) Record-Woodbridge P. Brown … 413.258 kilometers (263.000 miles)* Bowlus Baby Albatross from Wichita Falls, Texas to Wichita, Kansas, July 6, 1939 National (U.S.) Record-Lieut. Wiliam Cocke, Jr. … 21 hours, 34 minutes Cocke "Nighthawk" Glider, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 17-18, 1931 Altitude Above Starting Point International Record-Erwin Ziller, Germany … 6,838 meters (22,434.338 feet) Kranich Type Glider, Hirschberg airport,November 21, 1938 National (U.S.) Record-Robert M. Stanley … 5,262 meters (17,263.743 feet)* Nomad sailplane, Elmira, New York, July 4, 1939 Distance to a Predetermined Destination International Record-P. Savtzov, U.S.S.R. … 602.358 kilometers (374.287 miles) "Rot-Front 7" Glider, from Toula to Mikhailovka, July 31, 1939 National (U.S.) Record … None established Multi-Place Distance Airline International Record-I. Kartachev, U.S.S.R. … 619.748 kilometers (358.093 miles) P. Savtzov, passenger, Stakhanovetz Glider, from Moscow-Izmailovo to Ouchnia, July 17, 1938 National (U.S.) Record … None established* Distance with Return to Point of Departure International Record-I. Kartachev, U.S.S.R. … 342.370 kilometers (212.738 miles) V. Chechoulkine, passenger, "Stakhanovetz" glider, Toula-Riajsk-Toula,July 23, 1939 National (U.S.) Record … None established Altitude Above Starting Point International Record-E. Ziller, Germany … 3,304 meters (10,839.873 feet)* Quadfassel, passenger, "Kranich" Glider, at Hartau, September 18, 1937 National (U.S.) Record-Lewin B. Barringer … 1,999 meters (6,558.386 feet)* Schweizer 2-place, Elmira, New York, July 4, 1939 Distance to a Predetermined Destination International Record-I. Kartachev, U.S.S.R. … 395.730 kilometers (245.895 miles) A. Gorokhova, passenger, Stakhanovetz Glider, from Moskow to Gorki, June 1, 1939 National (U.S.) Record … None established SOARING SOCIETY OF AMERICA Single-Place Distance Airline-John Robinson, July 13, 1940 (National Record) … 290 miles Distance and Return Single-Place-Chester Decker, July, 1939 (National Record) … 40 miles Altitude, Single-Place-J. Shelly Charles, July 18, 1943 (National Record) … 19,434 feet Distance Airline Two-Place-R. Stanley and P. Schweizer, July 13, 1940 (National Record)… 219 miles Duration Two-Place-P. Schweizer and F. Hurtt, November 4, 1945 (National Record) … 9 hours, 17 minutes Altitude Two-Place-Barringer and Froehlich, August 12, 2940 (National and International) … 14.960 feet