Howard DGA-6 “Mister Mulligan”

Howard DGA-6 “Mister Mulligan”

$2.65

Designed by Benny Howard expressly for the Bendix cross-country air race, “Mister Mulligan” won both the Bendix Trophy and the closed-circuit Thompson Trophy race in 1935.  Inspired by the Monocoupe 90, an iconic Golden Age lightplane, Mister Mulligan spawned a series of pre-WW2 commercial aircraft beginning with the Howard DGA-8.  850 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered.

Hall “Bulldog”

Not a Gee Bee aircraft, this unique gull-winged racer was designed and piloted by Granville Brothers Aircraft chief engineer Bob Hall.  Built at Bowles Airport in Agawam, MA, this aircraft finished 6th in the Thompson Trophy Race at the 1932 National Air Races in Cleveland OH.  Massachusetts set the world record- breaking  pace for racing aircraft design and development in the 1930’s.   Powered  by 550 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior.

Laird LC-DW 300 “Solution”

Designed by E.M. “Matty” Laird for the 1930 Thompson Trophy Race in Cleveland, Ohio.  Piloted to first place in that race by noted stunt and airmail pilot Charles “Speed Holman.  A higher powered and more streamlined Laird “Super Solution” won the 1931 Thompson Race piloted by Jimmy Doolittle.  The original Laird “Solution” is displayed at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

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Description

This high quality 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch notecard is printed on folded 20# textured ivory paper stock with original Tom Nallen sketch art on the front of the card and a brief aircraft history and specifications on the back.
The inside card is left blank for your written note or enclosures.

Additional information

Weight .5 oz
Dimensions 5.5 × 4.25 × .125 in
Single Notecard

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch notecard, folded 20# textured ivory paper stock, Original Tom Nallen sketch art on front, Brief aircraft history and specifications on back, Inside card left blank for your written note(s)

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