The Verville-Packard R-1 Racer was a military racing aircraft that was modified from

Alfred V. Verville Alfred Victor Verville (November 16, 1890 – March 10, 1970) was an American aviation pioneer and aircraft designer who contributed to civilian and military aviation. During his forty-seven years in the aviation industry, he was responsibl ...

's previous Verville VCP-1 design. The R-1 is sometimes known also as the Verville-Packard VCP-R or the Verville-Packard 600. The R-1 was the first racing aircraft built for the

United States Army Air Corps The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1926 and 1941. After World War I, as early aviation became an increasingly important part of modern warfare, a philosophical r ...

Development

The first R-1 was created from a VCP-1 in 1919, by installing the Packard V-12 engine.

Operational history

On November 27, 1920, Capt. Corliss Moseley, flying an R-1 racer, out of 24 track finishers, won the Pulitzer Trophy Race at

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. The top speed was 156.54 mph."Army Pilot Wins Pulitzer Air Race," ''The New York Times'', Nov 26, 1920
Page 1, Column 6, Subtitle: "Lieutenant Mosley, in Verville Packard, Averages Almost Three Miles a Minute"

Operators

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Specifications (R-1)

Notes

References

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External links

"Army Pilot Wins Pulitzer Air Race," ''The New York Times'', Nov 26, 1920
Page 1, Column 6, Subtitle: "Lieutenant Mosley, in Verville Packard, Averages Almost Three Miles a Minute"
ThisDayInAviation.com - Coverage of the R-1 Winning the Pulitzer Trophy in 1920
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