Langley Day Winners, 1933-4

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 Note: a cursory inspection of the winners will show that the single most successful pilot for both years was H.A. "Tony" Little. His Monocoupe 110, NC12350, is currently being restored by Dave Binkley in Sedona, AZ. You can click here for more details on the plane, on Little, his performance at the 1933 Langley Day, and on the current restoration. Thanks to Dave for bringing this to my attention.

7 May 1933
Event Winners, Results and Airplane (if known)
Sportman Pilot Race over a course of 25 miles, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, top speed less than 100 mph
  1. C.W. Clements, Monocoupe
  2. E.C. Floyd, Waco
  3. J.A. Foote, Fleet
Sportman Pilot Race over a course of 25 miles, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes,top speed less than 125 mph
  1. P. Sharples, Travelair
  2. Richard Bercher, Travelair
  3. R.D. Morgan, Monocoupe
Sportman Pilot Race over a course of 25 miles, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes,top speed less than 140 mph
  1. H.A. Little, Monocoupe
  2. Holland Duell, Monocoupe
Sportsman Pilot Race of 25 miles; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, men or women pilots, on a handicap basis
  1. C.J. Wilke, Waco
  2. H.A. Little, Monocoupe
  3. E.C. Floyd, Waco
Acrobatic contest, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes
  1. Lawrence Sharples, Travelair
  2. Richard Bircher, Travelair
  3. J.B. Purnell, Fleet
Slow Race of 10 miles to a landing, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes of 85 mph speed or less. Winner determined by maximum elasped time
  1. Robert Babler, Aeronaca
  2. Clarence S. Bruce, Spartan
OX-5 race; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes with an OX-5 engine
  1. L.N. Jordan, Challenger
  2. W.M. Henderson, Travelair
Precision "dead stick" landing contest; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes
  1. H.A. Little, Monocoupe
  2. C.J. Wilke, Waco
  3. E.C.Floyd, Waco
Scale model airplane contest Richard Hooper
Women's race over 25-mile course; women pilot only, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, handicaps being assigned
  1. Helen McCloskey, Monocoupe
  2. Johanna Busse, Spartan
  3. Grace Raezner, Fleet
Bomb-dropping contest; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, from a minimum altitude of 400 feet "C.H. Warrington Trophy" C.W. Clements

6 May 1934
Event Winners and Airplane (if known)
Sportman Pilot Race over a course of 25 miles, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, top speed less than 100 mph
  1. H.A. Little
  2. Harrison Somerville
  3. Jerry Foote
Sportman Pilot Race over a course of 25 miles, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes,top speed less than 125 mph
  1. H.A. Little, Jr.
  2. H. Somervile,
Sportman Pilot Race over a course of 25 miles, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes,top speed less than 140 mph
  1. H.A. Little, Jr.
  2. H. Doyle
  3. H. Doyle
Sportsman Pilot Race of 25 miles; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, men or women pilots, on a handicap basis
  1. R.H. Downs
  2. R.P. Bonsall
  3. Edgar Woodhams
Acrobatic contest, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes Richard Bercher, Travelair
Slow Race of 10 miles to a landing, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes of 85 mph speed or less. Winner determined by maximum elasped time. C.S. Bruce, Spartan (speed of 30 mph)
OX-5 race; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes with an OX-5 engine Edna M Gardner (default)
Precision "dead stick" landing contest; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes Ben King, Aeronica
"Bomb and go back" race H. Somerville, Fleet
Women's race over 25-mile course; women pilot only, open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, handicaps being assigned ("the most popular race," went to five laps)
  1. Edna M. Gardner, Fleet
  2. Helen E. Calvis
  3. Helen Frigo
  4. Johanna Busse
Bomb-dropping contest; open to NC or Group II open or closed airplanes, from a minimum altitude of 400 feet
  1. J.Edward "Ted" Krels
  2. Ben King
  3. Clarence Bruce
Relay Race

Edna Gardner, Thaddeus Jones, and H. Somerville