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National
Air and Space
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Curtiss
R3C-1/R3C-2 Racer
Army Lt. James H. Jimmy Doolittle flew this plane
on 25 October 1925 in the Schneider Cup Race held at Bay Shore Park, Baltimore.
His average speed was 232.57 mph. On the day after the Schneider Race,
Doolittle flew the R3C-2 over a straight course at a world record speed
of 245.7 mph.
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