The Gee Bee Racers of the early 1930s created winners and widows

The Gee Bee Racers of the early 1930s created winners and widows

In the 1930s, the Granville Brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts, developed a line of aircraft that some believed were either the fastest planes in the world or the most dangerous machines ever made. In truth, the Gee Bee Racers were both.  A replica of the 1931 Gee Bee R2. The year was 1931, and the Great Depression was devastating to the once-thriving sport aircraft industry. Nevertheless, the Granville brothers designed the Model Z Super Sp…