The Bendix & Thompson Trophies and James H. Doolittle
In February 1930, James H. Doolittle resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to go work for Shell Oil Company. By then, Jimmy Doolittle was already a well known pilot, having won several aviation...
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"A crowd had assembled to see us off at Burbank even though it was after midnight. First off was Reichers in his [Lockheed] Altair, followed by Hunter in the Mystery S, and Eaker in another Altair....
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On September 4, 1922, Jimmy Doolittle flew a DH-4 from Pablo Beach - near Jacksonville, Florida to Rockwell Field on North Island, San Diego, California for a 2,163 mile coast-to-coast crossing. Total...
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"The Super solution was all right for straight-and-level flight, but not necessarily for racing around pylons. It had a 21-foot wingspan and 108 square feet of wing area, carried about 112 gallons of...
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Throughout the year, James H. Doolittle's job with Shell Oil included a number of publicity flights to promote aviation and Shell. But Doolittle kept an eye on preparations for the 1932 air races, as...
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Zantford D. Granville was one of the many who got in touch with Jimmy Doolittle after the crash of the modified Laird Super Solution. "[Zantford was the] oldest of the five Granville brothers, who had...
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In December 1924, a Frenchman named Florentin Bonnet set a world airspeed record of 278.48 miles per hour. The record would stand for almost a decade. In September 1932, at the Cleveland Air Races,...
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The Thompson Trophy race was usually the final event of the Cleveland Air Races. My competition was impressive. In the order they qualified in, they were, Jimmy Wedell, Roscoe Turner, Jimmy Haizlip,...
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