1925 National Air Tour
This was called the First Annual Aerial Reliability Tour, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers, with prizes for completion. The course was over 1900 miles with stops in 10 cities.
September 28, 1925 to October 4, 1925: 20 Entered, 17 Starters, 11 with a perfect score.
Perfect Scores - (unless noted)
- E.K. Campbell - Travel Air A
- C. Bowhan - Travel Air B.6
- Walter Beech - Travel Air B.6
- Fred Melchoir - Junkers F.13L (second prize)
- E. G. Knapp - Waco (fourth prize - damaged in forced landing)
- L. O. Yost - Waco
- J. Stauffer - Swallow '25 (second prize)
- Earl Rauland - Swallow '26
- P. Lott - Fokker 3F7
- Casey Jones - Curtiss Carrier Pigeon
- Gy Caldwell - Martin Commercial
- L.B. Richardson - Martin Commercial
- H.C. Mummert - Mercury Jr. (third prize)
- E.G. Hamilton - Stout 2-AT Pullman.
- H.C. Etten - Laird Special (second prize)
- E.A. Goff - Laird Swallow (second prize)
- W.J. Adams - Yackey
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