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Official program for the National Air Races of 1929 in Cleveland. The National Air Races (also known as Pulitzer Trophy Races) are a series of pylon and cross-country races that have taken place in the United States since 1920. The science of aviation, and the speed and reliability of aircraft and engines grew rapidly during this period; the ...
The Thompson Trophy race was one of the National Air Races of the heyday of early airplane racing in the 1930s. Established in 1929, the last race was held in 1961. The race was 10 miles (16 km) long with 50-foot-high (15 m) pylons marking the turns, and emphasized low altitude flying and maneuverability at high speeds.
Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1895–1984) was the managing director of the National Air Races from 1928 through 1939. Described as "the Barnum of aviation," he obtained sponsors for two of the most well-known air races of the period, the Bendix transcontinental and the Thompson closed-course classics. [1] The Thompson Trophy was first awarded in ...
The Wedell-Williams Model 44 is a racing aircraft, four examples of which were built in the United States in the early 1930s by the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation. It began as a rebuilding of the partnership's successful We-Will 1929 racer, but soon turned into a completely new racing monoplane aircraft, powered by a large radial engine .
At the National Air Races at Cleveland in September 1934, Turner entered his Wedell-Williams Model 44 (NR61Y, race number 57), but was a non-starter in the Bendix Trophy race due to a fuel leak. On September 2, 1934, he set off after the Bendix race anyway, to show that he could have won it, but encountered storms en route to the race's venue ...
Pilot Jacobsen flew "Mike" in the Greve race, nosing over on landing. 1937 National Air Races - Both "Mike" and "Ike" could not fly due to engine trouble. "Ike" continued to fly as part of Fordon-Brown Air Shows. 1939 National Air Races - "Mike" and "Ike" were sold and repainted yellow, but not raced again. [3]
1939 National Air Races - New owner Tom Stauch did not file correct paperwork to fly. 1947 Goodyear Races re-engined for Formula One Air Racing. Piloted by Bill Falck. 1948 Cleveland Air Races; In 1977 the aircraft was donated to the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where it is now restored.
The song was officially introduced at the Cleveland Air Races on Sept. 2, 1939, where Crawford sang its first public rendition. [5] During World War II, Crawford flew for the Air Transport Command of the U.S. Army Air Forces. [1] In 1947, Crawford joined the University of Miami's music faculty. [1]