speed record of 249.3 mph in the National Air Races at Mitchell Field, New York, using a Curtiss R3C-1. 1924 -- 12-15 - transportation of the  Zeppelin -Airship LZ 126 ( USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) ) to U.S.A. under guidance of H. Eckener. 1919 --On the fourth day of the U.S. Army's