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For Immediate Release

From: 
Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc. 
10 East 40th Street, MU 6-3200
New York 16, New York 8/56  
     
For: BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION

STATISTICS ON BENDIX TROPHY RACE, 1931-1955

1931 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Maj. James H. Doolittle, in Laird Solution, avg. 223 mph (9:10:21 hours).
2. H.S. Johnson, in Lockheed Orion, avg. 199 mph.
3. Beeler Blevins, in Lockheed Orion, avg. 188 mph. 
Capt. Ira Eaker, Arthur Goebel and J.G. Hall were fourth, fifth, sixth. 

1932 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Capt. James H. Haizlip, in Wedell-Williams, 245 mph (8:19:45). 
2. James R. Wedell, in Wedell-Williams, 232 mph. 
3. Roscoe Turner, in Wedell-Williams, 226 mph.     
(Haizlip also set LA-NY record of 10:19 -- at 238 mph)
4. Lee Gehlback, in Gee-Bee Special, 210 mph. 

1933 -- New York to Los Angeles

1. Roscoe Turner, in Wedell-Williams, 214 mph (Set NY-LA record -- 11:30). 
2. J.R. Wedell, in Wedell-Williams, 209 mph. 

1934 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland 

1. Douglass Davis, in Wedell-Williams, 216 mph (9:26:41).
2. John A. Worthen, in Wedell Special, 203 mph. 
(Turner set LA-NY record of 10:02:51, averaging 244.880 mph). 

1935 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland 

1. Ben O. Howard, in Howard Racer, 238. 704 mph (8:33:16).
2. Roscoe Turner, in Wedell, 238. 522 mph (8:33)39).
3. Russell Thaw, in Northrop Gamma, 201 mph.
Roy O. Hunt and Amelia Earhart were fourth and fifth. 

1936 -- New York to Los Angeles

1. Louise Thaden and Blanch Noyes, in Beechcraft, 165 mph (14:55:01).
2. Laura Ingalls, in Lockheed Orion, 157 mph. 
3. William S. Gulick and Buster Warner, in Vultee, 156 mph. 
George Pomeroy was fourth and Amelia Earhart - Helen Richey fifth. 

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