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A6979 (26-33) 1925 Curtiss R3C-2

Arjun Sarup

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A6979 (26-33) 1925 Curtiss R3C-2

Operator: USA - Army

 

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  • On display at the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum. The R3C-1 won the Pulitzer Trophy for landplanes in 1925, and with floats added on, won the Schneider Cup for seaplanes as the R3C-2 in the same year. Shortly after winning the Schneider Cup, Lt. Jimmy Doolittle set a world speed record of 245.7 mph in the R3C-2.

 

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  • Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 Exposure time: 1/6 sec(s) Aperture value: F/4 ISO speed: 320 Date created: 03.06.2016 14:56:26 Focal length: 34mm

 

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Comment date: 26.09.2021