During the Golden Age of Racing from the late 1920’s into the 1930’s, one airplane manufacturer stood out as a leader using the latest technology of the time, along with dominating the Air Racing circuit and holding many speed records of the time. The Granville Brothers and their famous Gee Bee Racers led the aviation world into the Golden Age of Racing, striving to be the fastest airplanes in the world and to capture the coveted Thompson Trophy. This lecture will walk you through the men and women, their machines, and the history they made along the way.
Presented by Joel Cummings, retired engineer, Springfield Science Museum Docent and Docent Council member and Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum Docent.
This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities through the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Join us in-person or online!
If you plan to attend in person at the Museums, tickets are available on the day of the lecture in the Welcome Center.
To attend via ZOOM, please register in advance.
Members Only!
If you are attending in person, join Joel for a tour of SIS Hall in the Wood Museum of Springfield History, featuring Gee Bee planes, following A La Carte.
Image: Jimmy Doolittle and the Gee Bee R-1, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI 2003-3756)
