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1929
195 mph, Doug Davis,
Travelair "Mystery Ship"

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1930
202 mph, Chas. W. Holman,
Laird "Solution"

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1931
236 mph, Lowell Bayles,
Gee Bee "Supersportster"

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1932
253 mph, James H. Doolittle,
Gee Bee "Supersportster"

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1933
238 mph, James R. Wedell,
Wedell-Williams "Special"

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1934
248 mph, Roscoe Turner,
Wedell-Williams "Special"

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1935
220 mph, Harold Neumann,
Howard Racer

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1936
264 mph, Michel Detroyat (France),
Caudron Renault

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1937
257 mph, Rudy A. Kling,
Folkerts "Special"

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1938-39
283 mph, Roscoe Turner,
Turner-Laird "Special"

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1946
Piston Engine Race - 374 mph,
Alvin ("Tex") Johnston, Bell P-39
"Aircobra"

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1946
Jet Engine Race - 516 mph,
Major Gus E. Lundquist, Lockheed
P-80 "Shooting Star"

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1947
PISTON ENGINE RACE - 396 mph,
Cook Cleland, Vought-Sikorsky
"Corsair"

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1947
JET ENGINE RACE - 501 mph,
Lieut. Col. Robt. L. Petit,
Lockheed P-80 "Shooting Star"

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1948
PISTON ENGINE RACE - 384 mph,
Anson B. Johnson,
North American P-51 "Mustang"

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1949
PISTON ENGINE RACE - 397 mph,
Cook Cleland, Vought-Sikorsky
"Corsair"

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1949
JET ENGINE RACE - 586 mph,
Capt. Bruce Cunningham,
North American F-86-A5 "Sabre"

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1951
JET ENGINE RACE - 636 mph,
Col. Fred J. Ascani,
North American F-86-E "Sabre"

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1953
JET ENGINE RACE - 690 mph,
Brig. Gen. J. Stanley Holtoner, USAF,
North American F-86D "Sabre"

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1954
JET ENGINE RACE - 693 mph,
Capt. Eugene P. Sonnenberg, USAF,
North American F-86H "Sabre"

195 MPH IN 1929...693 MPH IN 1954

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Doug Davis, 1929

Capt. Eugene P. Sonnenberg,
USAF, 1954
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What new speed will the Thompson Trophy Event set this year?

In 1929 an Atlanta, Ga., pilot named Doug Davis won the first Thompson Products Trophy Race when he flew his Travelair "Mystery Ship" at the record speed of a then-fantastic 195 mph.
Last year Air Force Captain Eugene P. Sonnenberg streaked his U.S.A.F. Sabrejet around the 62-mile Thompson Trophy course at an average speed of more than 693 mph.

This year?
Nobody knows the new speed for which the famed Thompson Trophy which will be announced at the National Aircraft Show in Philadelphia this coming Labor Day weekend.
For 25 years the famed Thompson Products Trophy Race has served as a grueling test of many important technical advances in aviation... advances in high-speed plane and engine design, maneuverability and safety. Many of these developments, first proved in the annual Thompson Trophy events, have become standard improvements in both military and commercial aircraft.
The history of the blue-ribbon Thompson even is dotted with the names of aviation's greats... Jimmy Doolitle... Roscoe Turner... Cook Cleland... and many others. And on September 5th another name will be added to the long list of Thompson Trophy winners. 
The Thompson Trophy Race only highlights Thompson Products' cooperation with the aviation industry. Thompson had worked side by side with aviation for 38 years, developing, testing, and manufacturing complex parts for both engine and airframe. Aviation is but one of the many industries that have learned to [[italicized]] count on Thompson [[/italicized]]... industries such as automotive, agriculture, electronics, powder metallurgy, home appliances, light metals. Thompson Products, Inc., General Offices, Cleveland 17, Ohio.

You an count on Thompson Products

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