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Midget Racing Plane Breaks Speed Record
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keywords: midget race plane, speed record
Synopsis: A midget racing plane named the Delgado Flash with pilot Clarence McArthur at the helm breaks the speed record formerly held by the French...(read more)
- Date: 1938
- Duration: 00:00:42
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States









Midget Racing Plane Breaks Speed Record
New Orleans, LA. The "Delgado Flash" a midget racing airplane built by students of the Delgado Trades School and piloted by Clarence McArthur is timed at 207.02 MPH topping the former record held by the French. The "Delgado Flash" is a low wing monoplane.
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