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On Oct. 26, 1925, U.S. Army Lt. James H. Doolittle flew the Curtiss R3C-2 to victory in the Schneider Trophy Race with an average speed of 374 km/h (232.17 mph). The next day he flew the R3C-2 over a straight course at a world-record speed of 395 km/h (245.7 mph). In the Schneider Trophy Race of Nov. 13, 1926, this same airplane piloted by Lt. Christian F. Schilt, USMC, and piloted by an improved

  • द्वारा Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co.,Garden City, Long Island, N.Y.
  • श्रेय: Transferred from the U.S. War Department
  • अधिकार: CC0

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