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Doolittle Wins the Schneider

(10/26/25) Flying a Curtiss R–3C2 biplane, Army Lieutenant Jimmy Doolittle captured the prestigious Schneider Cup for seaplanes. Doolittle averaged 232 miles per hour on his course, which was over Chesapeake Bay.