NON-STOP RACES LEADING UP TO THE BENDIX RACE SERIES
1928 New York-to-Los Angeles Derby 2,470 miles Art Goebel 44 Lockheed Vega 5 X-4769 out Prescott, AZ George Haldeman Bellanca out Albuquerque, NM Emile Burgin 206 Bellanca J NX-5315 out Willard, NM Nick Mamer 25 Buhl Air Sedan CA-3C NX-6874 out Ralins, WY Jack Iseman 140 Bellanca WB-2 NX-237 out Amarillo, TX John Morris 33 Lockheed Vega X-7430 out Decatur, IN Clifford McMillan 101 Stinson Detroiter SM-1 NC-4827 out Wilkes Barre, PA Randolph Page Stinson Junior out Allentown, PA Oliver LeBoutellier Bellanca J NX-3789 returned to start Owen Haugland 14 Cessna BW-5 DNS Cesare Sabelli Bellanca K late entry
1929 Non-Stop Los Angeles-to-Cleveland Derby 2,042 miles 1. Henry Brown 148 Lockheed Air Express NR-3057 13:15:07 154.091 mph 2. Lee Shoenhair 36 Lockheed Vega 5A NR-308H 13:51:10 147.407 -- Roscoe Turner 192 Lockheed Vega 5 NR-7954 arrived after deadline -- John Wood Lockheed Vega 5 C895E crashed Needles, CA Frank Hawks Lockheed Air Express 7955 DNS Robert Cantwell 122 Lockheed Vega 5 NC-7429 DNS Oliver LeBoutellier Bellanca DNS
1930 Non-Stop Los Angeles-to-Chicago Derby 1,760 miles 1. Wiley Post 11 Lockheed Vega 5B NR-105W 9:09:04 192.326 mph 2. Art Goebel 62 Lockheed Vega 5 NR-7954 9:39:13 182.315 3. Lee Shoenhair 36 Lockheed Vega 5A NR-308H 9:53:57 177.793 4. Roscoe Turner 25 Lockheed Air Express 3 NR-3057 9:58:41 176.387
Note: all races were part of the National Air Races
THE BENDIX TROPHY RACES
1. Jimmy Doolittle 400 Laird Super Solution NR-12048 9:10:21 223.04 mph 2. Harold Johnson 64 Lockheed Orion NR-12220 10:14:22 199.82 3. Beeler Blevins 112 Lockheed Orion NR-988Y 10:49:33 188.99 4. Ira Eaker 50 Lockheed Altair NR-199W 10:59:45 186.07 5. Art Goebel 129 Lockheed Vega NR-7954 11:55:48 171.50 6. James Hall 125 Lockheed Altair NR-15W 12:51:16 159.17 -- Lou Reichers 11 Lockheed Altair NR-998Y DNF -- Walter Hunter 31 Travelair Mystery NR-614K DNF
1932 2,043 miles 1. Jim Haizlip 92 Wedell Williams NR-536V 8:19:46 245.28 mph 2. Jimmy Wedell 44 Wedell Williams NR-278V 8:47:31 232.37 3. Roscoe Turner 121 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 9:02:25 225.99 4. Lee Gehlbach 7 GeeBee R-2 NR-2101 9:41:39 210.75 -- C.K. Vance 61 Vance Flying Wing NR-12700 DNF
19332,470 miles 1. Roscoe Turner 2 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 11:30:00 214.7 mph 2. Jimmy Wedell 44 Wedell Williams NR-278V 11:58:18 206.32 -- Russell Boardman 11 GeeBee R-1 NR-2100 DNF -- Russell Thaw 7 GeeBee R-2 NR-2101 DNF -- Lee Gehlbach 92 Wedell Williams NR-536V DNF -- Ruth Nichols 111 Lockheed Orion NR-988Y DNF -- Amelia Earhart 88 Lockheed Vega NC-965Y DNF
1934 2,042 miles 1. Doug Davis 44 Wedell Williams NR-@&*V 9:26:41 216.237 mph 2. J.A. Worthen 45 Wedell Williams NR-62Y 10:03:00 203.213 -- Lee Gehlbach 77 GeeBee R-6H Q.E.D. R-14307 arrived late
1935 2,042 miles 1. Ben Howard 40 DGA-6 Mr. Mulligan NR-273Y 8:33:16 238.70 mph 2. Roscoe Turner 57 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 8:33:40 238.52 3. Russell Thaw 35 Northrop Gamma NC-2111 10:06:45 201.93 4. Roy Hunt 72 Lockheed Orion NR-232Y 11:41:03 174.77 5. Amelia Earhart 88 Lockheed Vega NR-965Y 13:47:06 149.58 -- Royal Leonard 90 GeeBee R-6H Q.E.D. R-14307 arrived late -- Earl Ortman 9 Keith Rider R-3 NR-14215 DNF -- Jackie Cochran 55 Northrop Gamma NX-13761 DNF -- Cecil Allen 7 GeeBee R-3 NR-2101 crashed
1936 2,466 miles 1. Thaden and Noyes 62 Beech C-17R NR-15835 14:55:01 165.35 mph 2. Laura Ingalls 53 Lockheed Orion NR-14222 15:38:38 157.47 3. William Gulick 33 Vultee V-1A NR-14255 15:45:25 156.49 4. George Pomeroy B2 Douglas DC-2 NC-1000 16:16:51 151.47 5. Amelia Earhart 20 Lockheed Electra 10E NR-16020 16:34:53 148.72 -- Joe Jacobson 73 Northrop Gamma NR-1165 DNF -- Ben Howard 40 DGA-6 Mr. Mulligan NR-273Y DNF -- Lee Miles 77 GeeBee R-6H Q.E.D. R-14307 DNF
1937 2,042 miles 1. Frank Fuller 23 Seversky SEV-S2 R-70Y 7:54:27 258.24 mph 2. Earl Ortman 4 Keith Rider R-3 NR-14215 9:49:22 224.83 3. Jackie Cochran 13 Beech D-17W NR-18562 10:29:09 194.74 4. Frank Sinclair 63 Seversky SEV-7 N-18Y 11:02:33 184.92 5. Milo Burcham 20 Lockheed Electra 12A R-18130 11:03:58 184.53 6. Eiler Sundorph 17 Sundorph Special R-2599 12:17:08 166.21 -- Joe Mackey 25 Wedell Williams NR-61Y DNF
1938 2,042 miles 1. Jackie Cochran 13 Seversky SEV-AP-7 NX-1384 8:10:31 249.77 mph 2. Frank Fuller 77 Seversky SEV-S2 R-70Y 8:33:29 238,60 3. Paul Mantz 23 Lockheed Orion NR-12222 9:36:25 206.58 4. Max Constant 31 Beech D-17W NR-18562 10:14:40 199.33 5. Ross Hadley 44 Beech D-17S NC-18776 11:13:46 181.84 6. Charles LaJatte 72 Spartan Executive NX-17615 11:30:27 177.45 -- George Armistead 61 GeeBee R-6H Q.E.D. R-14307 DNF -- Bob Perlick 85 Beech A-17F NX-12583 DNF -- Frank Cordova 99 Bellanca 28-92 NX-2433 DNF -- Lee Gehlbach 92 Wedell Williams NR-536V DNF
1939 2,042 miles 1. Frank Fuller 77 Seversky SEV-S2 R-70Y 7:14:19 282.10 mph 2. Arthur Bussy 39 Bellanca 28-92 NX-2433 8:21:08 244.49 3. Paul Mantz 23 Lockheed Orion NR-12222 8:41:38 234.88 4. Max Constant 33 Beech B-17L NC-15400 8:49:33 231.57 5. Arlene Davis 51 Spartan Executive X-17605 10:22:26 196.84 6. William Maycock 66 Beech D-1S NC-20768 10:54:19 187.19
1946 2,048 miles 1. Paul Mantz 46 NAA P-51C NX-1202 4:42:14 435.501 mph 2. Jackie Cochran 13 NAA P-51B NX-28388 4:52:00 420.925 3. Thomas Mason 60 NAA P-51C NX-1204 5:01:06 408.220 4. William Eddy 31 NAA P-51D NX-66851 5:29:18 373.252 5. James Harp 95 Lockheed F-5G NX-79123 5:31:48 370.447 6. Donald Husted 45 Douglas A-26C NX-37482 5:34:06 367,889 7. Charles Tucker 30 Bell P-63C NX-63231 5:34:47 367.149 8. Harvey Hughes 70 Lockheed F-5G NX-70087 5:44:51 356.428 9. William Bullock 50 Lockheed F-5G NX-70005 5:45:21 355.908 10. Harold Johnson 63 Lockheed F-5G NX-21765 5:57:57 343.380 11. John Carroll 22 Lockheed F-5G NX-33697 6:03:47 337.880 12. H.L. Marshall 99 Lockheed F-5G NX-66108 6:05:53 335.938 13. Rex Mays 55 Lockheed F-5G NX-57492 6:15:17 327.526 14. William Lear Jr. 71 Lockheed F-5G NX-66613 6:15:46 327.105 15. Thomas Call 90 Goodyear FG-1D NX-63382 6:17:29 325.612 16. William Fairbrother 58 Lockheed P-38L NX-69800 6:17:54 325.255 17. Andrew Grant 82 Lockheed F-5G NX-33698 7:49:44 261.665 -- John Schields 36 Lockheed P-38L NX-66692 finished late -- Spiro Dilles 47 Bell P-63C NX-67115 DNF -- Hasson Calloway 48 Lockheed P-38L NX-26927 DNF -- Herman Salmon 74 Lockheed F-5G NX-56687 DNF -- John Yandell 11 Lockheed F-5G NX-66678 DNF
1947 2,048 miles 1. Paul Mantz 46 NAA P-51C NX-1202 4:26:57 460.423 mph 2. Joe DeBona 90 NAA P-51D NX-33699 4:28:15 458.203 3. Edmund Lunken 33 NAA P-51D NX-61151 5:00:45 408.723 4. Bruce Gimbel 13 NAA P-51B NX-28388 5:04:11 404.080 5. William Eddy 31 NAA P-51D NX-66851 5:26:25 376.549 6. Thomas Mason 60 NAA P-51C NX-1204 5:26:49 376.084 7. Frank Whitton 99 Goodyear FG-1D NX-63382 6:24:04 320.025 8. William Lear Jr. 25 Lockheed F-5G NX-56687 6:59:57 292.680 9. Jane Page Hlavacek 63 Lockheed F-5G NX-21765 8:15:60 247.812 -- James Ruble 88 Lockheed P-38F NX-5101N DNF -- Diana Cyrus 91 Douglas A-26B NX-67807 DNF -- Joe Kinkella 92 Bell P-63C NX-62822 DNF
1948 2,044 miles 1. Paul Mantz 46 NAA P-51C NX-1204 4:33:49 447.980 mph 2. Linton Carney 60 NAA P-51C NX-1202 4:34:57 446.112 3. Jackie Cochran 13 NAA P-51B NX-28388 4:35:07 445.847 4. Edmund Lunken 33 NAA P-5D NX-61151 4:37:46 441.594 5. Jesse Stallings 81 deH. 98 Mosquito 25 N66313 5:59:35 341.120 -- Joe DeBona 90 NAA P-51B N5528N DNF
1949 2,008 miles 1. Joe DeBona 90 NAA P-51B N5528N 4:16:17 470.136 mph 2. Stanley Reaver 46 NAA P-51C N1204 4:27:38 450.221 3. Herman Salmon 60 NAA P-51C N1202 4:28:14 449.214 4. Don Bussart 81 deH. 98 Mosquito 25 N37878 5:50:31 343.757 -- Linton Cameron 24 Martin B-26C N5546N finished late -- Vincent Perron 61 Republic AT-12 N55811 DNF
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