• Low angle view of the James H. Doolittle's Curtiss R3C-2 racer, a black plane with a beige wing above and below the body. Below the second wing are long black floats for landing.
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    On October 26, 1925, James H. Doolittle, then a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, won the Schneider Trophy Race in the gallery’s Curtiss R3C-2—with an average speed of 232 mph.

  • Low angle view of the James H. Doolittle's Curtiss R3C-2 racer, a black plane with a beige wing above and below the body. Below the second wing are long black floats for landing.

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December 28, 2010

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Eric Long

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2011-00673h

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