| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX263Y |
| Other Marks: | 29 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Laird-Turner LTR-14 Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Laird-Turner LTR-14 Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Laird-Turner LTR-14 Meteor |
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| Promotional Titles: | Champion |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 8 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 60278 |
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With this aircraft the famed racing pilot Roscoe Turner became the only three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy (his first win in 1934 was in a different aircraft). He retired from racing to manage the Turner Aeronautical Corporation in Indianapolis until his death in 1970. This racer hung in a prominent place from the rafters of his main hangar until restored and placed in the Turner Museum. With the closing of his museum in late 1972, the racer was gratefully received by the NASM. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 May 2018, and has since been viewed 752 times. |