This gallery contains images of the Wedell-Williams (WW) built Golden Era racing planes. Three of the WW aircraft have been built. All three of these aircraft were Bendix and\or Thompson Trophy 1st prize winners. All models were built using Maya 2011.

The Wedell-Williams Model 44 racing aircraft were the dominant race planes during the 1930s. They set innumerable records including a world speed record in 1933. They won numerous Thompson, Bendix, and Aerol trophys. In 1929, experienced air racer Jimmy Wedell formed a partnership with Harry P. Williams to build aircraft for a number of purposes including racing. Early racing prototypes led to the creation of the Model 44 aircraft. These aircraft would go on to win more races than any other aircraft during the Golden Era of Racing.

The aircraft numbered "44" would place in the following races: 1931 Thompson Trophy 2nd place; 1932 Bendix Trophy 2nd place; 1932 Thompson Trophy 2nd place; 1933 Thompson Trophy 1st place; 1933 Bendix Trophy 2nd place; 1934 Bendix Trophy 1st place. This aircraft was generally flown by Jimmy Wedell and used a Wasp Jr. engine. Later replacing the Wasp Jr. for a Wasp Sr. allowed Wedell to set a world speed record of 305.33 mph in Chicago. Pilot Doug Davis also flew this aircraft to victory. In 1934 the "44" aircraft crashed during the Thompson Trophy races killing Doug Davis.

The aircraft numbered "45" (this was a repaint of the number "44" aircraft) placed 2nd at the 1934 Bendix Trophy race. The pilot was John Worthen.

The aircraft numbered "92" would place in the following races: 1932 Thompson Trophy 4th place; 1932 Bendix Trophy 1st place; 1933 Thompson Trophy 2nd place; 1933 Bendix Trophy 7th place; 1934 Bendix Trophy 3rd place. Jimmy Haizlip, Lee Gehlbach, Walter Williams, and J.A. Worthen all flew this aircraft. Mary Haizlip would race this aircraft to victory in 1932 in the Shell 3-kilometer Speed Dash. She would also win second place in the Aerol Trophy Race that year. Mary Haizlip placed 1st in the Aerol Trophy race in 1933.

The following 4 numbered aircraft were actually the same physical aircraft with different paint schemes and sponsors. The aircraft had the following numbering: 121, 2, 57, and 25. Roscoe Turner and Joe Mackey generally flew this aircraft:

The aircraft numbered "121" known as the "Gilmore - Red Lion" would place in the following races: 1932 Thompson Trophy 3rd place; 1932 Bendix Trophy 3rd place. Flown by Roscoe Turner, this aircraft was owned by the Gilmore Oil Company. This aircraft flew with the Wasp Engines.

The aircraft numbered "2" placed in the following races: 1933 Bendix Trophy 1st place; 1933 Shell 3-kilometer Speed Dash. Flown by Roscoe Turner, this aircraft had "20th Century Pictures - The Bowry" painted in large lettering on the side of the fuselage.

The aircraft numbered "57" would place in the following races: 1934 Thompson Trophy 1st place; 1935 Bendix Trophy 2nd place. Roscoe Turner was the pilot who won the 1st place Thompson Trophy. He won after Davis in the Wedell-Williams "44" aircraft crashed (at the time he was in the lead). This aircraft carried a Hornet engine instead of the typical Wasp engine.

The aircraft numbered "25", known as the "Ring Free Comet" placed in the following races: 1938 Thompson Trophy 5th place; 1939 Thompson Trophy 6th place. The aircraft was no longer flown by Roscoe Turner but by Joe Mackey.