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HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF AMERICA'S AIR CLASSICS
1920...Mitchell Field, L. I. 1933...Los Angeles Calif.
1921...Omaha, Nebraska 1934...Cleveland, Ohio
1922...Detroit, Michigan 1935...Cleveland, Ohio
1923...St. Louis, Missouri 1936...Los Angeles, Calif.
1924...Dayton, Ohio 1937...Cleveland, Ohio
1925...Philadelphia, Penna. 1938...Cleveland, Ohio
1926...Spokane, Washington 1939...Cleveland, Ohio
1927...Mitchell Field, L.I. 1946...Cleveland, Ohio
1928...Los Angeles, Calif. 1947...Cleveland, Ohio
1929...Cleveland, Ohio 1948...Cleveland, Ohio
1930...Chicago, Illinois 1949...Cleveland, Ohio
1931...Cleveland, Ohio 1951...Detroit, Michigan
1932...Cleveland, Ohio 1953...Dayton, Ohio
Thompson Trophy Jet Events
Pilot Plane Speed
1946-CLEVELAND M.P.H.
Major Gus Lundquist, 1st Lockheed P-80 515.853
Major Robin Olds, 2nd Lockheed P-80 514.715
Capt. Albert M. Fell, 3rd Lockheed P-80 509.382
1947-CLEVELAND
Lt. Col. Robt. L. Petit, 1st Lockheed FP-80 500.704
Lt. Joseph R. Howard, 2nd Lockheed P-80 497.493
Lt. Col. Dunham, 3rd Lockheed P-80 494.656
1949-CLEVELAND
Capt. Bruce Cunningham 1st. No. American F-86 586.173
Capt. Martin C. Johansen 2nd. No. American F-86 580.152
1951-DETROIT
(100 Kilometre World Speed Record Attempt)
Col. Fred Ascani, U.S.A.F No. American F-86 628.698
(Same pilot and plane set new world closed course 100 km. record of 635,411 previous day - Aug. 17)
Bendix Trophy Jet Events
Pilot Plane Aver.Speed Time
M.P.H
1946 - Van Nuys, California to Cleveland
Col. Leon Gray, 1st Lock. P-80 494.779 4:08:25
Major Ruddell, 2nd Lock. P-80 474.836 4:18:51
1947 - Van Nuys, California to Cleveland
Col. Leon Gray, 1st Lock. P-80 507.255 4:02:18
1948 - Long Beach, California to Cleveland
Ens. F.E. Brown. 1st N. Am. FJ-1 489.526 4:10:34
Cmdr. E.P. Aurand, 2nd N. Am. FJ-1 484.674 4:13:04
1949 = Rosamond Dry Lake, California to Cleveland
Major V.A. Ford, 1st Republic F-84 529.614 3:45:51
Capt. J.E. Newman, 2nd Republic F-84 524.620 3:48:00
Lt. Col. L.E. Moon, 3rd Republic F-84 524.551 3:48:02
1951 - Muroc, California to Detroit
Col. K.K. Compton, 1st N. Am. F-86 551.761 3:26:56
Col. E.S. Davis, 2nd Republic F-84 534.847 3:35:17
Lt. Col. G. Thiebault, 3rd N. Am. B-45 532.637 3:36:11
Allison Trophy Jet Events
Pilot Plane M.P.H
1947 - Cleveland to Indianapolis and Return
Capt. R.H. Burnor, U.S.A.F, 1st Lock. F-80 Jet 495.000
1948 - Indianapolis to Cleveland
Lt. L.B. Thompson, U.S.N., 1st N. Am. FJ-1 491.000
1949 - Indianapolis to Cleveland
Lt. W.C. Crew, Calif. A.N.G., 1st Lock. F-80 594.800
1951 - Detroit to Indianapolis and Return
Lt. Wm. D. Baisley, U.S.A.F., 1st Republic F-84 580.512
Col. W.E. Bertram, U.S.A.F., 2nd Republic F-84 572.395
Lt. Jacob Kratt, U.S.A.F., 3rd Republic F-84 521.825
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