Aircraft Photo of NR77V | Granville Gee Bee Z Super Sportster

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 This photo was added on 19 June 2021, and has since been viewed 988 times.

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

This photo was added on 19 June 2021, and has since been viewed 988 times.

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