Episode 198

Airplane Racing

Dig Deeper: Exhibition Flying

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See how early aerial performers thrilled audiences with death-defying stunts 
Meet the winner of the first international aviation meet  
Learn how an exhibition flyer became U.S. “Air Mail Pilot No. 1”  
Discover how exhibition flying propelled airplane technology and the aviation industry  
Get a closer look at a cutting-edge racing plane from 1920  
Check out the reliability competitions that promoted commercial aviation 
Read up on the first all-female air race in the U.S.  
Browse artifacts related to airplane racing in our digital collections  
Explore these stories and more in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation