<p>Mock-up of the famous Gee Bee racer, which set the world airspeed record for landplanes in 1932, with a speed of 296mph. At that time Jimmy Doolittle was the aircrafts regular pilot. It was a successful racer, but a tricky machine to fly. A later owner carried out modifications which made it even harder to fly and resulted in a fatal crash. 
The type has recently become known to a new generation from its use in the animated ‘Planes’ movie.
On display in the ‘Jet &amp; Air Racers’ hangar at the Planes of Fame Museum,
Chino, California, USA.
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28-2-2016
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/26583819930/">Granville Gee Bee R-1 (full size mock-up) ‘NR2100 / 7-11’</a>