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McCormick-Deering I-12 Tractor Pulling Glider
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Three crewmen are using a McCormick-Deering I-12 industrial tractor to pull a glider during the American Air Races held at Chicago's Municipal Airport, July 1-5. The glider pictured held the world's record for most consecutive loops.
July 5, 1933
International Harvester Company
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White I-30 Tractor Pulling Ford Tri-Motor Airplane
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I-12 Tractor
August 17, 1934
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