Giuseppe Motta (aviator)

This article is about the Italian pilot. For the Swiss politician, see Giuseppe Motta.

Giuseppe Motta
Died	August 1929 Lake Garda, Italy
Occupation	World War I fighter pilot Air racer Test pilot

Giuseppe Motta (died 1929) was an Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer of the 1920s.

A Macchi M.67 racing seaplane.

After World War I, Motta tested racing seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy race. He was killed during a test flight of the Macchi M.67 after having reached 583 kilometres per hour (362 mph). This world record held until George Stainforth broke the 400 miles per hour (640 km/h) barrier, on 29 September 1931.

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