In the depths of the Great
Depression, Santa was forced to cut back on Reindeer food and began to fly more
of his Christmas Eve missions with aircraft.
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In 1934, he used the latest in Race
Plane Technology from the Granville Brothers, the Gee Bee Race Plane, suitably
modified for use on skis. He only used the Gee Bee Ski for two years, as newer
and faster aircraft were beginning to be produced, and the lack of spare parts
was beginning to become an issue.
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