Jimmy Wedell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Pilot and aircraft designer
Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1900
Place of Birth: Texas City, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 24-Jun-1934
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Jimmy Wedell
- James Robert Wedell (March 31, 1900 – June 24, 1934) was a famous 1930s racing pilot and aircraft designer.
- Wedell broke the world record for land-plane speed in 1933 when he clocked 305.33 m.p.h.
- in a Wedell-Williams aircraft of his own design.
- He won the Thompson Trophy air race in the same year.
- Wedell's company, the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation, won 14 "distinguished finishes" (top five) in the Thompson and Bendix Trophy races.
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