1931 PILOT JIMMY DOOLITTLE LAIRD SUPER SOLUTION AVIATION PHOTO AIRPLANE RACING

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1931 PILOT JIMMY DOOLITTLE LAIRD SUPER SOLUTION AVIATION PHOTO AIRPLANE RACING
This would be a fantastic addition to your collection! It is a reproduction 8 x 10 inch glossy photo with white border. It is crisp and clear and perfect focus. You will love it!
On the morning of September 4, 1931, eight pilots warmed up their powerful racing planes at Burbank Airport, Los Angeles for the swift dash to Cleveland. Jimmy Doolittle was first off in his Super Solution. He hauled the tiny plane into the air after a short run of 500 ft. and roared through the early morning darkness of Cajon Pass. A quick stop at Albuquerque and Kansas City for fuel and he was screaming toward Cleveland. Landing well ahead of the second place aircraft, he hurriedly took on fuel and pointed the Sky Buzzard toward Newark. His wheels touched the ground at Newark 11 hours, 16 minutes and 10 seconds after take-off from Burbank, clipping 1 hour and 8 minutes off of Frank Hawk's record. His average speed to Cleveland was 223 mph and 217 mph for the 2450 mile coast to coast flight. The Laird "Super Solution" was designed and built for the Cleveland Speed Foundation. It was not an entirely new design as E. M. "Mattie" Laird's racers had made a fine showing at the 1930 Chicago National Air Races. This included Speed Holman winning the Thompson race in a Wasp Jr. powered Laird "Solution", and two other Laird Speedwings, Cirrus and Chevelair powered respectively. Work began on the Super Solution LC-DW500 the Sth day of July, 1931 and was test flown on the 22nd of August, 1931. The test flight was made by "Mattie" Laird at Fishborn Field in Chicago, near the Laird Factory. Laird said that very few changes or adjustments were needed before the ship was turned over to Jimmy Doolittle. Visible changes were smaller horizontal stabilizers :Id elevators and the wing strut fairings. Normal struts appeared on the ship during the test with "I" truts being added later.
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