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Word: dormoy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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Five tiny pleasure planes, home-made and equipped with motorcycle engines, showed what can be done in the air at a low cost. J. M. Johnson of Dayton won, going 64.10 m.p.h. in a little yellow bug with a single, underslung wing on each side. Etienne Dormoy of Dayton flew his cherished "flying bathtub" 50.01 m.p.h. for second prize. H. C. Mummert of Garden City won another low-powered event with his 18-horse Harley-Davidson special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: At Dayton | 10/13/1924 | See Source »

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