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The Wedell Williams 44

"Hot as a 44 and Twice as Fast"


 

Roscoe Turner's Wedell Williams
1932

Roscoe Turner's Wedell Williams

The Gilmore Racing Team - 1932
Wedell Williams and Lockheed Air Express

Wedell Williams 44
Floyd Bennett Field - 1934
Photo: Courtesy of Bob Wilson


Wedell Williams Model 44 Specifications

Gross Weight 3892 lb Empty Weight 2492 lb

Span 26 ft 2 in Length (overall) 21 ft 3 in

Powerplant (1932) P & W Wasp (500 hp) Powerplant (1933) P & W Wasp T3D1 (800 hp)

Max Speed 304.98 mph

Price $50,000

Year of Introduction 1932 Production 4

NR54Y - Crashed in Testing NR536V - #92 NR61Y - #121, #57, #2 NR278V - #44, #91


Wedell Williams Model 44 Racing History

1931
Thompson: 2nd Place, Jimmy Wedell,  227.992 mph

1932 Thompson: 2nd Place, Jimmy Wedell, 242.496 mph, #44 Miss Patterson 3rd Place, Roscoe Turner, 233.042 mph, #121 Gilmore Racer 4th Place, James Haizlip, 231.300 mph, #92 Miss New Orleans

Bendix: Burbank to Cleveland 1st Place, James Haizlip, 8:19:45 #92 Miss New Orleans 2nd Place, Jimmy Wedell, 8:47:31 #44 Miss Patterson 3rd Place, Roscoe Turner, 9:02:25 #121 Gilmore Racer

Speed Record: Burbank to NYC: Haizlip 10:19

1933 Thompson: 1st Place, Jimmy Wedell, 237.952 mph, #44 2nd Place, Lee Gehlbach, 224.947 mph, #92 Disqualified (cut pylon), Roscoe Turner

Bendix: New York City to Los Angeles 1st Place, Roscoe Turner, 11:30:00 2nd Place, Jimmy Wedell, 11:58:18 DNF, Lee Gehlbach

1934 Thompson: 1st Place, Roscoe Turner, 248.129 mph 3rd Place, J.A.Worthen , 208.376 mph DNF, Doug Davis

Bendix: Los Angeles to Cleveland 1st Place, Doug Davis, 9:26:41

1935 Thompson: 6th Place, Roscoe Turner, 188.859 mph

Bendix: Los Angeles to Cleveland 2nd Place, Roscoe Turner, 8:33:39

1936 Bendix: New York to Los Angeles Crashed, Roscoe Turner

1937 Thompson: DNF, Joe Mackey

Bendix: Los Angeles to Cleveland 6th Place, Joe Mackey

1938 Thompson: 5th Place, Joe Mackey, 249.628 mph

1939 Thompson: 6th Place, Joe Mackey, 232.926 mph


Air Racing Was Like This - by Roscoe Turner


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