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ALLISON TROPHY EVENT

Sponsored by Allison Division, General Motors Corp.

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Lt. Wm. J. Knight, USAF Pilot, and Lt. William K. Sellers, USAF, Radar Observer winners of the 1954 Allison Trophy Event, being presented the Allison Trophies by H. H. Dice, Assistant General Manager, Allison Division, general Motors Corporation.

THE Allison Division of General Motors Corporation is again sponsoring a jet trophy event for pilots of our armed forces, using standard production jet aircraft.

For the seventh straight year, Allison, one of the largest manufacturers of jet engines in this country, has backed these jet events as a salute to the men and women of our flying forces.

The first Allison Trophy Event in 1947 was a race between Air Force pilots from Cleveland to Indianapolis and return. Six U.S.A.F. F-80 Lockheed "Shooting Stars" participated and the race was won by Captain Richard H. Burnor at an average speed of 495 mph.

In 1948 four Navy pilots raced from Indianapolis to Cleveland in U. S. Navy FJ-1 North American "Furys" powered by Allison J35 turbo-jet engines. The event was won by Lt. L. B. Thompson, Jr., of San Diego, California, at a speed of 491 mph.

The 1949 Allison Jet Trophy Event was a contest among five pilots of the Air National Guard, flying Lockheed F-80 "Shooting Stars" from Indianapolis to Cleveland. The five Air National Guard Fighter Squadrons represented were the first to become equipped with U.S.A.F. jet fighters. The event was won by Lt. Walter C. Rew of the 196th Fighter Squadron, California A.N.G., at a speed of 594.8 mph.

The 1951 event was a contest between U.S.A.F. pilots flying Republic F-84E Thunderjets from Detroit to Indianapolis and return. Winner was Lt. William D. Baisley at an average speed of 580.5 mph.

Winner of the 1953 event at Dayton was Capt. Forrest Wilson, U.S.A.F., who flew a Republic F-84G from Indianapolis to Dayton at 537.802 mph. for the 110.13 mile distance.

The 1954 event at Dayton was an Interception Exercise consisting of a 10,000 foot climb. It was won by Lt. William J. Knight, U.S.A.F., pilot and Lt. Wm. K. Sellers, U.S.A.F., radar observer who flew a Northrop F-89D from standing start to 10,000 feet in 2 minutes and 7 seconds.

This year's event will be a rapid engine change by four to six crews of the U. S. Air Force.

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