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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 Model 11000:04:10 - U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss P-36 Hawks00:04:27 - U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing XB-1500:07:37 - Grumman F3Fs, likely U.S. Navy or Marine…
Photograph of a Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) aircraft, piloted by Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, flying low over the field at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Hopping, skipping and jumping around the field he went. But like all playful boys he found much delight in dipping his wings into the mud puddles and splashing about in a ripping old way."
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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,…
Film footage of the 1955 Seafair, including the unplanned Boeing 367-80 (Dash 80) barrel roll maneuver performed by Tex Johnston, Seattle, Washington, August 6, 1955. The footage begins with scenes of hydroplanes and boats on Lake Washington, spectators on boats, and a U.S. Navy airship with the text "Join the U.S. Naval Air Reserve / Be a Naval Aviation Cadet" on its gasbag. The barrel roll…
Stunt pilot and aviation historian Frank G. Tallman is interviewed about his collection of vintage aircraft and his work with Tallmantz Aviation. He describes his experiences restoring and flying historic warbirds and discusses the characteristics of various aircraft. Topics discussed include the capabilities of World War I-era aircraft, his thoughts on specific vintage airplanes, and his…