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[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 Races, showing scenes of aerobatics, formation flying, parachute drops, officials, and spectators. Identified aircraft include: 00:26:00 - Grumman F3Fs,…
[Ernst Udet presenting Judge W. B. Wanamaker with framed aircraft insignia]
Photograph of Ernst Udet (right) presenting Judge W. B. Wanamaker (left) with a framed aircraft insignia at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. The caption notes that Udet cut the insignia from Wanamaker's aircraft after shooting him down during World War I. Caption on adjacent album page: "Judge W. B. Wanamaker was presented with this airplane insignia that had been cut from his ship…