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  2. List of racing aircraft - Wikipedia

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    This list of racing aircraft covers aircraft which have been designed or significantly ... Formula One Air Racing: RWD-6: Poland: 1930: Challenge International de ...

  3. Howard DGA-3 - Wikipedia

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    1930 National Air Races – Howard flew five firsts and two third-place finishes at 163 mph. Howard DGA-3 'Pete' at the 1930 National Air Races. Inset: Ben O. Howard. Photo from Aero Digest October,1930; 1930 Thompson Trophy race, third place. 1931 National Air Races – three second, one fourth, and one sixth-place finish.

  4. Granville Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster - Wikipedia

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    The Granville Gee Bee Model Z was an American racing aircraft that was built, successfully raced to victory, then destroyed in a deadly crash – all in 1931. It was the first of the Super Sportster aircraft built by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts, with the sole intent of winning the Thompson Trophy, which it did in September 1931.

  5. Granville Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster - Wikipedia

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    The R-1 rapidly acquired a reputation as a dangerous aircraft. This shortcoming was common to most racing machines of any kind. During the 1933 Bendix Trophy race, racing pilot Russell Boardman was killed, flying Number 11.

  6. Hughes H-1 Racer - Wikipedia

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    During his work on his 1930 movie Hell's Angels, Howard Hughes employed Glenn Odekirk to maintain the fleet of over 100 aircraft used in the production. The two men shared a common interest in aviation and hatched a plan to build a record-beating aircraft. The aircraft was given many names, but is commonly known as the H-1.

  7. Brown B-1 Racer - Wikipedia

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    The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previously of Clover Field, Santa Monica, California. The B-1 was designed by Dean Holloway and was intended for competitive flying at the hands of Ralph Bushey.

  8. Wedell-Williams Model 45 - Wikipedia

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    The Wedell-Williams Model 45 was a racing aircraft built in the United States in 1933. Design and development ... Photos of the Model 45 Racer

  9. Bellanca 28-70 - Wikipedia

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    Bellanca 28-70 photo from L'Aerophile November 1934. In preparation for the upcoming 1934 MacRobertson Race from England to Australia, Col. James "Fitz" Fitzmaurice, former commanding officer of the Irish Free State Air Force travelled to the United States in spring 1934 to commission a long-distance air racing aircraft. [1]