Art Killips landed once at Tucson, Sunday, September 9,1928. He carried a single passenger, L.G. Aldrich, in Waco GXE NC5480 (S/N 1519, manufactured during 1928). Based at Chicago, IL they were westbound from Lordsburg, NM to Los Angeles, CA (Mines Field) participating in the 1928 National Air Races (NAR), Class A event. In the Aircraft Year Book for 1929, Killips is listed as placing 13th in the event.

Image, below, courtesy of Andy Heins from Bettie Lund's photo album. She was the wife of "Fearless" Freddie Lund.

Art Killips, Date Unknown

Whereas Killips does not show up in the Aircraft Year Book data for the 1929 NAR, he took first place in the men's Class B Atlantic Derby, Hartford, CT to Chicago, IL for 1930.

Likewise, he placed 5th in Event No. 12 (for 1,000 cu.in. engines) at the 1931 NAR. There is no biographical file for pilot Killips at the National Air & Space Museum and his web presence is sparse. If you can provide any information about him or his airplane, please use the contact point in the right sidebar to let me know.

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