1934 National Air Races - Joe Jacobson purchased and flew "Pete" to one forth, and three fifth place finishes at 159mph.
William Howard Taft | John Howard | Howard Hughes | Howard Stern | Howard University | Ron Howard | Howard Dean | Howard Hawks | Howard Zinn | The Howard Stern Show | Robert E. Howard | Howard Shore | Howard Carter | Howard | Howard Baker | Howard County, Maryland | Trevor Howard | Michael Howard | Clint Howard | Leslie Howard | Clark Howard | Russell Howard | Howard Barker | Ebenezer Howard | Oliver O. Howard | Leslie Howard (actor) | Howard Nemerov | Howard Gardner | Howard Chaykin | Howard Pyle |
1933 John H. Livingston crashed his Cessna CR-3 and flew "Mike" around the country as part of the Curtiss Candy Company "Baby Ruth" airshow team.
The next year, Howard and his wife Maxine were injured when Mister Mulligan lost a propeller blade and crash-landed near Crownpoint, New Mexico during the latter stages of the 1936 Bendix (New York - Los Angeles) race.
The DGA-6's racing success brought the DGA series much attention, and in its various permutations, differentiated mainly by different powerplants, the DGAs -8, -9, -11, -12 (and later DGA-15) emerged as coveted aircraft, owned by corporations, wealthy individuals, and movie stars, such as Wallace Beery, who was himself a pilot.
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DGA-8 - version with Wright R-760 engine (18 built, 1 impressed by USAAF as UC-70C)