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us here at Radio Central, General Jimmy Doolittle."

BLAIR: "As six ace pilots of the Tactical Air Command wing their way from George Air Force Base in California toward Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, in the 25th Bendix Trophy Race we have with us the man who won the first Bendix Trophy and it's a pleasure to welcome you to Monitor, General Doolittle.
DOOLITTLE: "Good to be here."
BLAIR: "Now, how fast and how far did you travel when you won the first Bendix Trophy back in 1931?"
DOOLITTLE: "Well, it was from Los Angeles to Cleveland, a distance of about 1900 miles. And I think it was about 223 miles an hour. It was fast then; slow now.
DON RUSSELL: "What kind of plane were you flying and how many stops did you make?"
DOOLITTLE: "It was a Laird aircraft called the Laird Super Solution. I stopped at Albuquerque, at Kansas City, at Cleveland, gassed immediately at Cleveland, went on to New York and established a new trans-continental record of something under 12 hours in that same flight that day."
BLAIR: "Well, today the distance is somewhat shorter. And the present record is, I believe, a little over 616 miles per hour. The planes may refuel in flight along the way but all things considered, do you think we'll see a new record set, possibly at supersonic speed?"
DOOLITTLE: "I'm sure there'll be a new record. And whether it's at supersonic speed depends upon how much time is lost in flight refueling. They'll have to slow down from supersonic speed to refuel in flight. But I would guess it will be either supersonic or right up against supersonic."
RUSSELL: "Well, flying at these speeds, sir, do the boys need faster reflexes? Or do modern instruments make up for the difference in speed?"