Granville Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster
The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special-purpose racing aircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts at the now-abandoned Springfield Airport. Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers.
Granville Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster
Reproduction of the Thompson Trophy Race winning R-1
Gee Bee R2 replica flown by Delmar Benjamin at Oshkosh 2001
Gee Bee Super Sportster 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile Salon 1932
Granville Brothers Aircraft
Granville Brothers Aircraft was an aircraft manufacturer from 1929 until its bankruptcy in 1934 that was located at the Springfield Airport in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Granville Brothers—Zantford, Thomas, Robert, Mark and Edward—are best known for the three Gee Bee Super Sportster racers, the Models Z, R-1 and R-2. Prior to building aircraft, Zantford ran a mobile aircraft repair service.
Granville Brothers Aircraft
Airworthy reproduction of the Gee Bee Model Z "City of Springfield" at the Museum of Flight in Seattle
Granville Brothers Model A
Airworthy Gee Bee R-2 Super Sportster replica at Fantasy of Flight