The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy is an international airplane racing trophy that was awarded by James Gordon Bennett Jr., the American owner and publisher of the New York Herald newspaper. The troph
La coupe Gordon Benett
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Glenn Curtiss in his Curtiss No. 2 aircraft
Charles Weymann standing in front of his Nieuport monoplane
Deperdussin Monocoque
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The Deperdussin Monocoque was an early racing aircraft built in 1912 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses
Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)
…Illinois, US Jules Védrines Deperdussin 1912 Racing Monoplane 200 km (124 mi) 1 h 10 min 56 s 169.7 km/h (105.4 mph) 1913 Reims, France Maurice Prevost Deperdussin Monocoque 200 km (124 mi) 59 min 45.6 s 200.8 km/h (124.8 mph) 1920 Orléans/Étampes, France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport 29 300 km (186 mi) 1 h 6 min 17.2 s…
The Deperdussin Monocoque racer and four of its pilots. From left to right: Guillaume Busson, René Vidart, Jules Védrines and Maurice Prévost