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Subj: Today in History - Oct 8
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Oct 8, 1919:
First transcontinental air race
The first transcontinental air race in the United States begins,
with 63 planes competing in the round-trip aerial derby between
California and New York. As 15 planes departed the Presidio in
San Francisco, California, 48 planes left Roosevelt Field on Long
Island, New York.
Lieutenant Belvin Maynard, flying a Havilland-4 with a Liberty
motor, won the 5,400-mile race across the continent and back.
Maynard reached the Presidio in just over three days, rested and
serviced his plane for another three days, and then returned to
Roosevelt Field in just under four days. Maynard won for the
lowest total elapsed time, but in actual flight time--24 hours,
59 minutes, and 49 seconds--three others accomplished the
round-trip journey faster.
73, K.O. n0kfq
Another old retired guy
E-mail: n0kfq@winlink.org
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