James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle won the 1932 Thompson Trophy race at an average speed of 253 miles per hour. It took all of Doolittle’s flying skill to keep the unstable and unforgiving barrel-shaped Gee Bee R-1 Super Sportster under control.
Doolittle flew the unstable and unforgiving Gee Bee in the 1932 Thompson Trophy Race.
