Doolittle and the Travel Air Model R “Mystery Ship.”
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Doolittle worked to advance the development of aviation fuels.
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Frustrated by low pay and little opportunity for promotion, Doolittle resigned from the Army in 1930 and joined Shell Oil’s aviation department. He encouraged the development of 100-octane aviation fuel and represented the company in aviation speed events, flying such aircraft as Shell’s Travel Air Model R “Mystery Ship.”
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National Air and Space Museum (NASM 00094436), Smithsonian Institution
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NASM 00094436
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1930
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