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Delmar Benjamin in his Gee Bee R-2 replica, at the Reno Air Races, circa 1998 Benjamin flew the R-2 at dozens of shows from 1995 onwards, before retiring the aircraft in 2001. The success of these legendary performances added more fuel to the great debate on just how safe the aircraft was. A great video from 1999 can be found here, which culminates in the Gee Bee ‘racing’ a rocket car..

Delmar Benjamin in his Gee Bee R-2 replica, at the Reno Air Races, circa 1998

Benjamin flew the R-2 at dozens of shows from 1995 onwards, before retiring the aircraft in 2001. The success of these legendary performances added more fuel to the great debate on just how safe the aircraft was.

A great video from 1999 can be found here, which culminates in the Gee Bee ‘racing’ a rocket car..

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racing, lowlevel,

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