1930 National Air Tour
September 11, 1930 to September 27, 1930:
- 1 Harry L. Russell
- 2 John H. Livingston
- 3 Arthur J. Davis
- 4 Myron E. Zeller
- 5 George W. Haldeman
- 6 Walter H. Beech
- 7 J. Wesley Smith
- 8 Eddie August Schneider in his Cessna and he wins the Great Lakes Trophy
Among the aircraft, a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogiro was flown by pilot Jim Ray, bringing rotory winged aircraft to the event.William F. Trimble. High frontier: a history of aeronautics in Pennsylvania.
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