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Winners of 1932 National Air Race Speed Classics

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MAJOR JAMES H. DOOLITTLE
Winner of the Thompson and Shell trophies, last year, "Jimmy" Doolittle set new world land speed record of 294.38 miles per hour, flying a Gee Bee Special with a Pratt & Whitney Wasp Senior engine over a 3-kilometer course in the Shell Speed Dash. In the Thompson Trophy Race, he main-tained an average speed of 252.686 miles per hour for 10 laps of a 10-mile course.

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JAMES H. HAIZLIP
Winner of the Bendix Transcontinental Race in 1932, "Jimmy" Haizlip established a new transcontinental speed record of 10 hours and 19 minutes, flying a wasp Junior-powered Wedell-Williams racer from Burbank, Calif., to New York. His time from Burbank to Cleveland was 8 hours and 20 minutes. He finished fourth in the Thompson Trophy Face at an average speed of 231.304 miles per hour.

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JAMES R. WEDELL
Winner of second place in the three major speed classics for men in the 1932 races, Pilot Wedell made the Bendix transconti-nental flight from Burbank to Cleveland in 8 hours and 48 minutes. His average speed to win second place in the Thompson Trophy Race was 242.496 miles per hour, while his speed in the Shell Speed Dash was 277.057 miles per hour.

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GLADYS O'DONNELL
Winner of the 1932 Aerol Trophy Race, the National Air Race Speed Classic for women pilots, Mrs. O'Donnell maintained an average speed of 185.476 miles per hour. She also won the woman's derby from Long Beach, Calif., to Chicago in the 1930 National Air Races.

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COL. ROSCOE TURNER
Winner of third place in each of the three major speed classics for men in the 1932 races, Colonel Turner made the Bendix transcontinental flight from Burbank to Cleveland in 9 hours and 2 minutes. He averages 233.042 miles per hour in the Thompson Trophy Race and made 266.674 miles per hour in the Shell Speed Dash.

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MAY HAIZLIP
Winner of the Shell Speed Dash for women in 1932, Mrs. Haizlip established a new feminine world speed record of 255.513 miles per hour over a 3-kilometer course, flying a Wasp Junior-powered Wedell-Williams racer. She placed second in the 1932 Aerol Trophy race at an average speed of 183.126 miles per hour.

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