 Four days later, on 17 November 1926, he broke his own record, attaining a speed in the same M.39 of over a circuit of at Hampton Roads.On 26 September 1927, de Bernardi again was among the pilots representing Italy in the Schneider Trophy race, this time held in Venice, Italy.Flying a Macchi M.52 racing seaplane, de Bernardi was forced to retire early from the race with engine trouble.