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Brookins and his Wright Model R at Belmont

American Walter Brookins competed against Claude Graham-White in the Gordon Bennett speed race on October 29, 1910, during the Belmont Air Show, flying his Wright Model "R," known as the "Baby Grand." He was taken out of the running when he crashed.

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