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This Trophy, named in honor
of a pioneer sport balloonist, proponent of aviation, and prominent
military officer, was presented to competing pilots. The
winner was the American aeronaut that held the greatest distance
record. Winners were:
| Year |
Name |
Distance/Time (hrs:min) |
| 1907 |
CHANDLER, C.d.F/McCoy, J.C. |
475mi.(20:15) |
| 1908 |
FORBES,A.H.
/Fleishman |
697mi.(19:15) |
| 1909 |
HAWLEY, A. R. /Post, F.A. |
1173mi.(46:00) |
(Trophy retired in 1913 after record distance
stood for 3 years)
The P. W.
LITCHFIELD TROPHY
This Trophy, named in honor
of the former President of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was
awarded to competing pilots. Winners were aeronauts who
remained aloft for the greatest number of hours in each years
event. Winners were:
| Year |
Name |
Duration |
| 1913 |
UPSON, Ralph H. /Preston |
20:00 |
| 1914 |
PRESTON, R.A.D./Tremelin |
24:45 |
| 1919 |
UPSON, Ralph H. /Orman |
27:00 |
| 1920 |
UPSON, Ralph H. /Orman |
38:00 |
| 1921 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Seiberling |
20:00 |
| 1922 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Morton |
28:00 |
| 1923 |
BOETTNER, J.A. /Yolton |
14:00 |
| 1924 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Wollam |
44:00 |
| 1925 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Wollam |
43:00 |
| 1926 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Morton |
43:00 |
| 1926 * |
BOETTNER, J.A. /Maxson |
36:00 |
| 1927 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Morton |
26:00 |
| 1927 * |
BOETTNER, J.A. /Cooper |
25:00 |
| 1927 * |
WOLLAM, C.K.
/Wolfe |
21:00 |
| 1928 |
ORMAN, W.T.v.
/Morton |
2:00 |
| 1928 * |
PALMER, C.A.
/Mell |
18:00 |
| 1929 |
ORMAN, Ward v. /McCracken |
2:00 |
| 1930 |
BLAIR, R.J.
/Trotter |
21:00 |
| 1931 |
SETTLE, T.G.W.
/Trotter |
48:00 |
| 1932 |
BLAIR, R.J.
/Trotter |
19:25 |
| 1933 |
no race held |
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| 1934 |
unknown |
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| 1935 |
no race held |
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| 1936 |
unknown (No further participation by
Goodyear) |
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*=More than one winner that year. Races
not revived until 1979 in America
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