GRANVILLE

Five Granville brothers, of Springfield, Mass., built series of Gee Bee racers from 1930 as Granville Aircraft Corp., most famous being Super Sportster R-1 (world landplane record 296.3 mph, 3 September 1932). Most were exceedingly tricky to fly. Company failed 1933; see Granville, Miller and de Lackner.

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