Venice September 26th, 1927

Flight Lieutenant S.N. Webster banks Supermarine S5 N220 round the course marker for the last time during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race. To cover the race distance it was required to fly 7 laps around the course. Webster was unsure whether he had flown 6 or 7 laps and so flew an eighth to be sure. He had a achieved an average course speed of 281.66MPH over the 50Km triangular course setting up a new world speed record for seaplanes and land planes.