  ft ▁( 4 , 6 0 0   m ) ▁over ▁Brook lands ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁deliber ately ▁un power ed ▁ 2 0   mile ▁( 3 2   km ) ▁gli de ▁to ▁Hend on . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁set ▁an ▁official ▁UK ▁passenger ▁carrying ▁alt itude ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 , 4 2 0   ft ▁( 4 , 3 9 5   m ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Mart ins y de ▁test ▁pilot . ▁Im medi ately ▁afterwards ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁British ▁av i ators ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁trans at l antic ▁non - stop ▁crossing ▁prize ▁but ▁his ▁Mart ins y de ▁Ray mor ▁bi plane ▁twice ▁crash ed , ▁over lad en , ▁on ▁take ▁off ▁from ▁St ▁John ' s , ▁New found land ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Un in j ured ▁and ▁back ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Ray n ham ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Gordon ▁Ben nett ▁tro phy ▁at ▁Et amp es ▁in ▁a ▁Mart ins y de ▁Sem iqu aver , ▁though ▁engine ▁failure ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁finish . ▁In ▁the ▁Kings ▁Cup ▁Race ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁flying ▁a ▁Mart ins y de ▁F 6 , ▁he ▁came ▁a ▁close ▁second ▁to ▁F . ▁L . ▁Bar n ard . ▁ ▁He ▁retained ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁George ▁Hand asy de ▁after ▁the