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GREAT PLANES GEE BEE R-1

PHOTOS BY JOHN REID This great-looking racer is ready to fly in less than an hour! Watch the video at ModelAirplaneNews.com Great Planes brings you another classic from the past with the Gee Bee R-1. The Granville Brothers entered the original plane in the Thompson Trophy race in 1932 and won and later that year it set a new speed record of 296mph in the Shell Speed Dash. With its Aerocell foam construction, this electric...

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