In essentially military configuration with dummy machine guns fitted , Wade flew the aircraft to a fourth - place finish .
With the intention to demonstrate the aircraft 's potential , pilot Leigh Wade entered the MAC - 1 in the 1938 Thompson Trophy race .
In essentially military configuration with dummy machine guns fitted , pilot flew the aircraft to a fourth - place finish .
With the intention to demonstrate the aircraft 's potential , pilot Leigh Wade entered the MAC - 1 in the 1938 Thompson Trophy race .