Jimmy Wedell
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Jimmy Wedell
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James Robert Wedell was a famous 1930s racing pilot and aircraft designer. Wedell broke the world record for land-plane speed in 1933 when he clocked 305.33 m.p.h. in a Wedell-Williams aircraft of his own design. He won the Thompson Trophy air race in the same year. Wedell's company, the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation, won 14 "distinguished finishes" in the Thompson and Bendix Trophy races.
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American racing pilot and aircraft designer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wedell
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2024-02-21T01:04:47Z
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