| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR2100 |
| Other Marks: | 11 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Granville Gee Bee R-1 Super Sportster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Granville Gee Bee R-1/2 Super Sportster |
| Aircraft Version: | Granville Gee Bee R-1 Super Sportster |
| C/n (msn): | R-1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 July 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 581154 |
| Photo Comment |
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NR2100 at the start of the Bendix Air Race. Its race ended when it crashed, killing pilot Russell Boardman, at Indianapolis. NR2100 was rebuilt with a longer fuselage and the wings of the R-2 , along with its registration of NR2101. But it soon crashed again. It was rebuilt a second time, still as NR2101 and crashed and burned at the start of the 1935 Bendix race. That was the end of NR2100/2101. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 25 June 2023, and has since been viewed 869 times. |