The MC.72 was never ready to compete in the Cup Races before the Cup was claimed by England. The next year, it set a world speed record of over 440 mph which it held for many years. It was the ultimate machine to be produced in pursuit of the Cup.
This painting won first place in the 2005 Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine Aviation Art Competition in the General category. It was published in the Magazine in December of 2005.
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