Sam Abdow

BEN HOWARD'S DGA-6 Mr. Mulligan was one of the classics of the Golden Era of Aviation-the 1930s. It was the only airplane to win both the Bendix Race (at a speed of 238.704 mph) and the Thompson Trophy free-for-all (at a speed of 220.194 mph)-it won both in 1935. Mr. Mulligan looked every inch a racer, although it had the lines of a comfortable touring machine. Later, the same lines and built-in performance would make the Howard DGA-15P equally as famous as Mr. Mulligan. DGA stood for damn good airplane.