13 Facts About Darryl Greenamyer

Darryl George Greenamyer was an American aviator.

Darryl Greenamyer started his flying career in the US Air Force Reserve.

Darryl Greenamyer won his first victory in the Unlimited Class at the Reno Air Races in 1965.

Darryl Greenamyer is the third most successful competitor in Reno Air Race history.

An earlier attempt in 1966 by Darryl Greenamyer had to be aborted due to directional stability problems and an attempt in 1968 ended with a blown piston.

Darryl Greenamyer won the National Air Races six times with this airplane before donating it to the Smithsonian in 1977.

Darryl Greenamyer built the Starfighter by collecting and putting together myriad parts over a 13-year period.

Darryl Greenamyer got his throttle quadrant from a Tennessee flying buff he met at the Reno National Air Races.

The trunnion mounts for the nose gear, some of the cooling-system valves and a few relays on the Red Baron came from a 25-ton pile of junk that Darryl Greenamyer bought at Eglin Air Force Base.

In 1994, Darryl Greenamyer led an unsuccessful mission to rescue the Kee Bird, a B-29 aircraft which crash-landed in Greenland in 1947.

Darryl Greenamyer had been working on building an Unlimited Class racer named "Shockwave".

Darryl Greenamyer was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1997.

Darryl Greenamyer received the Iven C Kincheloe Award in 1970 for the successful speed record achievement in 1969.