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12.72" |
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Price: $199.95
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History:
The Turner LTR "Ring Free Meteor" #29 Thompson
Bays was advised by Roscoe Turner and adapted by Matty Laird. This
aircraft won the Thompson Bays contest in 1938 and 1939
authoritative Turner a 3-time champ of the event.
The Thompson bays chase was one of the National
Air Contest of the heyday of aboriginal aeroplane antagonism in the
1930's. Established in 1929, the aftermost chase was captivated in
1961. The chase was 10 afar continued with 50-foot-high pylons
appearance the turns, and emphasized low distance aerial and
maneuverability at aerial speeds. As the chase was aureate about a
bankrupt course, crowds in the grandstands could calmly see abundant
of the spectacle.
Turner accomplished he would accept to win
contest in aforementioned old way--fly to best adequacy of aircraft
and himself. He began authoritative baby improvements in
streamlining the plane, now alleged Ring Free Meteor, in account of
MacMillan Oil Company which had backed him for so long. Turner won
abutting two Thompson Bays contest 1938/39, aboriginal and alone
3-time winner. He retired a abbreviate time afterwards activity that
at age 43 had apprenticed his luck continued enough. He went into
business in Indianapolis area he was analytic acknowledged until his
death, in 1970, at age 74. Turner had been a adventurous amount in
blood-soaked helmet, aristocratic dejected blouse, faun trousers,
awful able boots, design wings, chichi mustache, and aflame smile.
Flew with his bobcat cub, Gilmore, until--at age 6 months-- cub got
too big and potentially dangerous. Turner accurate the bobcat at a
clandestine zoo for the abutting 19 years and had him army
afterwards his death.
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