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ORIGINAL!RARE! JIMMY DOOLITTLE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF A U.S. NAVY CURTIS R3C-2 RACER 1925
RARE! EARLY JIMMY DOOLITTLE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF A U.S. NAVY CURTIS R3C-2 RACER 1925
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE LOWER FRONT:
J.H.Doolittle
James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle(b.1896-d.1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor.He made early coast-to-coast flights, record-breaking speed flights, won many flying races, and helped develop flight-test instrument flying.
In the seaplane configuration R3C-2. The Army’s R3C-2 piloted by 1st Lieutenant James (Jimmy) Doolittle finished first at 232.17 mph. The next day, over a straight course, he set a world speed record of 245.7 mph. The Navy had entered two R3C-2s in the race that did not finish. (The next year Doolittle received the Mackay Trophy for his feat.)
OFFICIAL ID DATED IN THE NEGATIVE ON THE UPPER LEFT:
XX-X3-25 (October, 23 1925) (3 DAYS BEFORE THE RACE)
PERIOD ID'd ON THE REVERSE:
Curtis R2C-2 (Accidentally period ID'd ... the actual number for this model with floats was Curtis R3C-2)
AKA- F2C
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING FROM IT'S 99+ YEARS.
GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER
SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
DIMENSIONS: 3 3/4" x 4 3/4"
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