Search
- The Aviation Country Club of Detroit Trophy Race at the National Air Races, St. Louis, Missouri, October 6, 1923 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1923 event took place in St. Louis, Missouri, where pilot Al Williams won with a speed of 243.67 mph.
- October 06, 1923
- Collections - Artifact
The Aviation Country Club of Detroit Trophy Race at the National Air Races, St. Louis, Missouri, October 6, 1923
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1923 event took place in St. Louis, Missouri, where pilot Al Williams won with a speed of 243.67 mph.
- Ralph Johnstone Descending in a Wright Model B Flyer, Kinloch Park, St. Louis, Missouri, October 10, 1910 - Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- October 10, 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Ralph Johnstone Descending in a Wright Model B Flyer, Kinloch Park, St. Louis, Missouri, October 10, 1910
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland, 2nd Place Winner, Pulitzer Air Race, October 14, 1922 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- October 14, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland, 2nd Place Winner, Pulitzer Air Race, October 14, 1922
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- "A Johnstone Spiral," 1910 - Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"A Johnstone Spiral," 1910
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- General Mason Patrick Congratulates Lieutenant Erik Nelson, Winner of the Detroit News Air Mail Trophy Race, October 1922 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- October 01, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
General Mason Patrick Congratulates Lieutenant Erik Nelson, Winner of the Detroit News Air Mail Trophy Race, October 1922
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan in a Navy Aircraft, Rounding the Pylon, Pulitzer Air Race, October 14, 1922 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- October 14, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan in a Navy Aircraft, Rounding the Pylon, Pulitzer Air Race, October 14, 1922
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- Lady Mary Heath and William Brock, National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1929 - Irish pilot Mary, Lady Heath, was a champion athlete before earning her commercial pilot's license in 1927 -- the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to do so. In 1928 she made headlines flying solo from Cape Town, South Africa, to London. Lady Heath never fully recovered from a crash she suffered at the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland.
- August 29, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Lady Mary Heath and William Brock, National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1929
Irish pilot Mary, Lady Heath, was a champion athlete before earning her commercial pilot's license in 1927 -- the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to do so. In 1928 she made headlines flying solo from Cape Town, South Africa, to London. Lady Heath never fully recovered from a crash she suffered at the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland.
- 1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 Monoplane - Designer Milton Baumann and pilot Howard Rinehart hoped to win the 1920 Gordon Bennett Air Race with their Dayton-Wright RB-1. Years ahead of its time, the airplane featured a single cantilevered wing, movable wing flaps for adjustable camber settings, an enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear. But a failed control cable knocked Rinehart out of contention. The RB-1 never raced again.
- 1920
- Collections - Artifact
1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 Monoplane
Designer Milton Baumann and pilot Howard Rinehart hoped to win the 1920 Gordon Bennett Air Race with their Dayton-Wright RB-1. Years ahead of its time, the airplane featured a single cantilevered wing, movable wing flaps for adjustable camber settings, an enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear. But a failed control cable knocked Rinehart out of contention. The RB-1 never raced again.
- Crowds Watch the Schneider Trophy Race at Calshot, England, September 1929 - The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- September 07, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Crowds Watch the Schneider Trophy Race at Calshot, England, September 1929
The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1926 event took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- 04 September 1926-11 September 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1926 event took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.