NATIONAL AIR RACES at CLEVELAND, OHIO THOMPSON TROPHY 26004 (1946)

Synopsis

Directed by Emerson Yorke, this rare industrial film by the United States Rubber Company shows the 1946 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. These races represented the restart of the NAR after they were curtailed by World War II. Present at these races were early jet aircraft and many of aviation's great personalities including Roscoe Turner, Tooey Spaatz, Tony Levier, Paul Mantz and other military leaders including Admiral Bull Halsey. Covergirl Corkey Kelly is also shown at 2:45, and at 2:54 Fred G. Crawford the President of the Air Races is seen, winner of the Thompson Trophy. The film begins with a Douglas Skymaster flying into Cleveland, with close shots of the aircraft's rubber tires made by U.S. Royal Tire Co., part of the U.S. Rubber Company. At 3:38, Reginald Denny's famed target drone the Radioplane OQ-2, is shown being put through its paces. At 5:30, the Bendix Trophy flight is seen from Van Nuys to Cleveland. Paul Mantz is seen landing his P-51 Mustang at 6:00, winning the Thompson Trophy. Second place goes to Jacqueline Cochrane, the wartime head of the WASPs. At 6:30 a C-74 Globemaster lands. At 7:46, a WACO glider lands on the field. At 8:00, an $8K the Sohio Trophy race takes place in the skies above Cleveland between a P-51, P-38, a P-63 and other aircraft. Dale Fulton won with a speed over 352 mph. Roscoe Turner congratulates Fulton on the winner's dais. At 12:20, P-80 jets are seen flying over Cleveland. Lt. William J. Rielly is seen at 13:00. At 13:30,…

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Running time

21 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage