Earle C. Anthony Inwards Improver To Lee Miles With His Airplane, Los Angeles, 1935
The Miles inwards add-on to Atwood Special is on the trailer, inwards add-on to inwards forepart halt of it, are Anthony inwards add-on to Miles.
Miles was a living legend during the Golden Age of Flight. At the 4th dimension this photograph was taken he was the let on i air racer inwards the National Aeronautics Association standings.
Earl C. Anthony is perhaps best known every fighting the Packard distributor for the say California from 1915 to 1958. He became a distributor for eighteen brands inwards add-on to past times 1905 he was i of the founders of the Los Angeles Motorcar Dealer’s Association inwards add-on to inwards 1907 was a rule organizer of starting 4th dimension Los Angeles Automobile Show.
Anthony inwards add-on to a grouping of beau entrepreneurs opened L.A.’s starting 4th dimension total service gas station inwards 1913 afterward on becoming frustrated past times the difficulties his customers experienced obtaining fuel for their cars. He was starting 4th dimension inwards the say to role neon signs to advertise his problem arrangement inwards add-on to founded radio stations KFI
In a qualifying flight for the 1937 Cleveland Air Races something went wrong amongst a cable, inwards add-on to caused the kicking the bucket of Lee Miles
Flying at nigh 200 feet he started around the starting 4th dimension pylon. Apparently i of the fittings connecting the supporting wires that ran between the fly inwards add-on to the fuselage broke. The wing, losing that support, folded, inwards add-on to the imbalance of get upwardly caused the whole bird to curl rapidly, inwards add-on to so speedily a bird airplane pilot who viewed the accident said they couldn't count the revolutions.
The aircraft used companionship woods spars. Fabric was attached using a relatively new physical care for using screws amongst stuff record covering, rather than conventional rib-stitching. The aircraft raced amongst a light-green livery waxed to a high gloss.
It gear upward a the world speed record for an aircraft under 770 lb over 62 mi course of written report of instruction at 206 mph
Won 1933 Greve Trophy
Chicago Air Race - Straight Line speed record for aircraft amongst less than 375 cubic inch displacement of 225 mph.
In February 1934, the Miles inwards add-on to Atwood Special won the Shell Trophy
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