Aircraft Photo of NR77V | Granville Gee Bee Z Super Sportster | AirHistory.net #369381
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NR77V
Other Marks:4
Aircraft Original Type:Granville Gee Bee Z Super Sportster
Aircraft Generic Type:Granville Gee Bee Z Super Sportster
Aircraft Version:Granville Gee Bee Z Super Sportster
C/n (msn):Z-1
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:November 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 369381
Photo Comment

The Model Z was the first Gee Bee Super Sportster, preceding the Model R. The sole example, NR77V, won the Thompson Trophy in September 1931, flown by Lowell Bayles. Re-engined with a 750-hp R-1340 Wasp, it crashed at Wayne County Airport during a world speed record attempt on 5 December 1931, killing Bayles. The replica which is now in the Museum of Flight, Seattle, has larger dimensions to make it easier to fly. Photo from: Wayne State University

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