Thompson trophy

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The Thompson Trophy, this one is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
The Thompson Trophy, this one is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

The Thompson trophy race was one of the National Air Races of the heyday of early airplane racing in the 1930's. Established in 1929, the last race was held in 1961. The race was 10 miles long with 50-foot-high pylons marking the turns, and emphasized low altitude flying and maneuverability at high speeds. As the race was flown around a closed course, crowds in the grandstands could easily see much of the spectacle.


[edit] Winners

Thompson Trophy Winners
Year Location Pilot Plane Speed
(MPH)		 Prize
1930 Chicago Charles W. Holman LC-DW-300 201.91 $ 5,000.00
1931 Cleveland Lowell Bayles Gee Bee "Model Z" 236.239 $ 7,500.00
1932 Cleveland James H. Doolittle Gee Bee "Model R-1" 252.686 $ 4,500.00
1933 Los Angeles James R. Wedell Wedell-Williams "44" 237.952 $ 3,375.00
1934 Cleveland Roscoe Turner Wedell-Williams "44" 248.129 $ 4,500.00
1935 Cleveland Harold Neumann DGA-6 220.194 $ 6,750.00
1936 Los Angeles Michel Detroyat Caudron C-460 264.261 $ 9,500.00
1937 Cleveland R. A. Kling Folkerts SK-3 256.910 $ 9,000.00
1938 Cleveland Roscoe Turner Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14 283.419 $ 22,000.00
1939 Cleveland Roscoe Turner Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14 282.536 $ 16,000.00
1940 No races during this period due to World War II
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 Cleveland Alvin "Tex" Johnston Bell P-39Q 373  ?
1947 Cleveland Cook Cleland Goodyear F2G Corsair 396  ?
1948 Cleveland Anson Johnson North American P-51D 396  ?
1949 Cleveland Cook Cleland Goodyear F2G Corsair 397  ?

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