hp Gnôme engine in place of the 25 hp Anzani, thereby doubling its power. During 1909, Léon Delagrange participated in the following air race meetings: Port-Aviation 23 May 1909 Port-Aviation 30 May - 3 June 1909 Reims 1909 Spa 1909 Doncaster 1909 1909 Doncaster Aviation Meeting Delagrange is known for his flight at the First Flying Meeting in England, the Doncaster Aviation Meeting (18 and 26 October 1909), where on the second and final day of the races (Tuesday, 26 October 1909), he flew his Gnome-engine Blériot XI monoplane on a one 6-mile lap in 7 minutes and 36 seconds (approximately 50–53 miles/hour), breaking the World record in spite of the infamously stormy weather Delagrange was 4th in the Doncater Aviation competition program, which also included pilots such as Samuel Cody, Roger Sommer, Hubert Le Blon, Leon Molon, Walter Windham (the Aeroplane Club's founder), and Edward Mines. A cartoon sketch from Dudley Hardy of Delagrange during his stay in Doncaster was reproduced in the Doncaster Aviation Meeting Souvenir Programme (18–23 October 1909). 1909 Michelin Cup On 30 December 1909 at Juvisy-sur-Orge (France), in an attempt to win the Michelin Cup, he established a new distance record for monoplanes and a new world speed record, having covered 124 miles in two hours and thirty-two minutes (averaging a speed of approximately 49 miles/hour); however, he did not succeed in beating Henry Farman's record for distance. Death On 4 January 1910, in front of a crowd of spectators, he was piloting his Blériot XI as part of the Croix d'Hins over Bordeaux (France) in stormy weather, in an area whose winds frequently blew at the rate of 20 miles/hour. This flight was a preliminary flight before Delagrange's planned attempt to break Henry Farman's distance record that afternoon. Delagrange had circled the aerodrome three times when suddenly as he was turning at high speed against the wind, the left wing of the monoplane broke resulting in the other wing immediately collapsing. The plane fell from a height of approximately 65 feet, turning half over as it fell. Delagrange did not have time to disengage himself from his seat and was killed when the wreckage of his plane crashed to the ground, with his skull being crushed under the weight of the motor. The monoplane had been doubly-braced at the essential points and had been given a careful examination before ascending, with the accident attributed