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[1932 and 1933 National Air Races]
Film footage of the 1932 and 1933 National Air Races. The first segment features clips from the 1932 National Air Races, showing aircraft, pilots, officials, and spectators. Scenes include air races, aerobatics, parachute jumps, and formation flying.…

[1938 National Championship Air Races, air show at Black Hills Airport in South Dakota, and assorted in-flight and airport scenes, circa 1938]
Film footage of the 1938 National Championship Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, an air show at Black Hills Airport in South Dakota, and miscellaneous in-flight and airport scenes, circa 1938. The first segment is of the 1938 National Championship Air…

[1939 National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio]
Film footage of the 1939 National Championship Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1939. The footage includes scenes of aerobatics, formation flying, parachute jumps, air races, officials, and spectators. Identified aircraft include: 00:03:45 - Monocoupe…

[Aerial view of Frankfurt, Germany with aircraft in distance, possibly taken during air show]
Oblique aerial photograph of Frankfurt, Germany with aircraft in flight in the distance, possibly taken during an air show, June 10, 1945.Caption: "(US 30/6172) 10 June 45 (F/12)//67T/RGP 1315B."Inscription on verso: "Frankfurt Air Show."Stamped on…

[Aerial view of Frankfurt, Germany, possibly taken during air show]
Oblique aerial photograph of Frankfurt, Germany, possibly taken during an air show, June 10, 1945.Caption: "(US 30/6172) 10 June 45 (F/12)//67T/RGP 1315B."Inscription on verso: "Frankfurt Air Show."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft in flight during air show, Frankfurt, Germany]
Photograph of Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft in flight during an air show, Frankfurt, Germany, June 1945.Inscription on verso: "Frankfurt Air Show."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft in flight during air show, Frankfurt, Germany]
Photograph of Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft in flight during an air show, Frankfurt, Germany, June 1945.Inscription on verso: "Frankfurt Air Show."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in flight during air show, Frankfurt, Germany]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in flight during an air show, Frankfurt, Germany, June 1945.Inscription on verso: "Frankfurt Air Show."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in flight during air show, Frankfurt, Germany]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in flight during an air show, Frankfurt, Germany, June 1945.Inscription on verso: "Frankfurt Air Show."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

"She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air..." [Newspaper clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air, but boys frighten new champ of girl pilots," from The NEA Service (Cleveland, Ohio), May 28, 1931. Article describes Dorothy Hester's flying career, including her upcoming…
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