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    Airframe Family: Rider R Series
    Latest Model:R-3
    Construction Number:A1
    Last Civil Registration:N14215
    Compressed ID:Rider R-3 cn A1 cr N14215
    Latest Owner or Location:New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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    Constructed as a R-3.
    The original airplane was built to the design of Keith Rider as the R-3 during 1933 and 1934. In 1936 is was purchased by Hal Marcoux, who was employed at Douglas Aircraft. He and Jack Bromberg, also from Douglas, carried out major modifications. In 1936, with pilot Earl Ortman, the plane qualified for the Thompson Trophy Race at 258.9 mph, with one lap at 278 mph, and took second place in the race at an average speed of 248 mph. It also took second place at the Thompson race in 1937, and 1938, and third in 1939. In 1936 it won the Golden Gate Trophy and in 1937 took second in the Bendix Transcontinental. It was powered successively by Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr., Wasp and finally a Twin Wasp Jr. Special. The aircraft was also featured in the Clark Gable movie, Test Pilot.

    To unknown owner with c/r N14215.


    Photographer: Charles M. Daniels
    Notes: Roscoe Turner and Earl Ortman

    To New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.
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    10 October 2015


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport
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