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- Crowds Watch the Schneider Trophy Race at Calshot, England, September 1929 - The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- September 07, 1929
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Crowds Watch the Schneider Trophy Race at Calshot, England, September 1929
The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- Airship "Graf Zeppelin" Arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey Naval Hangar, August 4, 1929 - Launched in 1928, Germany's <em>Graf Zeppelin</em> was the most successful of the passenger airships that provided intercontinental service during the 1930s. It made 590 flights and traveled more than a million miles in its nine-year career. Despite its exemplary safety record, <em>Graf Zeppelin</em> was retired following the loss of the airship <em>Hindenburg</em> in 1937.
- August 04, 1929
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Airship "Graf Zeppelin" Arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey Naval Hangar, August 4, 1929
Launched in 1928, Germany's Graf Zeppelin was the most successful of the passenger airships that provided intercontinental service during the 1930s. It made 590 flights and traveled more than a million miles in its nine-year career. Despite its exemplary safety record, Graf Zeppelin was retired following the loss of the airship Hindenburg in 1937.
- Lieutenant Christian F. Schilt Flies in the Schneider Trophy Race, Schilt Took Second Place in the Race, November 11, 1926 - The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- November 11, 1926
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Lieutenant Christian F. Schilt Flies in the Schneider Trophy Race, Schilt Took Second Place in the Race, November 11, 1926
The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- Curtiss 18-Passenger "Condor" Transport Plane Passes Public Test, 1929 - The Curtiss Condor airplane had its origins in a twin-engine military bomber introduced in 1929. The civilian version carried 18 passengers and flew for commercial airlines. With its biplane wings and closed cockpit, the Condor was something of a bridge between pioneering aircraft like Boeing's Model 40 and more modern airliners like Douglas's DC-3.
- July 21, 1929
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Curtiss 18-Passenger "Condor" Transport Plane Passes Public Test, 1929
The Curtiss Condor airplane had its origins in a twin-engine military bomber introduced in 1929. The civilian version carried 18 passengers and flew for commercial airlines. With its biplane wings and closed cockpit, the Condor was something of a bridge between pioneering aircraft like Boeing's Model 40 and more modern airliners like Douglas's DC-3.