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Background imageAir Race Collection: NATIONAL AIR RACE POSTER. A 1947 National Air Race poster, held in Cleveland, Ohio

NATIONAL AIR RACE POSTER. A 1947 National Air Race poster, held in Cleveland, Ohio

Background imageAir Race Collection: The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent Prince Michael and Captain Eric Westropp

The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent Prince Michael and Captain Eric Westropp, both officers of the 11th Hussars, stationed at Tidworth

Background imageAir Race Collection: Curtiss CR-3

Curtiss CR-3
Curtiss Cr-3 Number 4 Parked at the 1923 Schneider Trophy Air Race at Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK Date: 1923

Background imageAir Race Collection: Flight Crew of Largest Tri-Motored Airplane

Flight Crew of Largest Tri-Motored Airplane
Flight crew of the world's largest tri-motored monoplane, which will attempt to bring back to Southern California the world endurance speed record

Background imageAir Race Collection: Ernst Udet Stunts at Air Races

Ernst Udet Stunts at Air Races
(Original Caption) 7/3/1933-Los Angeles, CA- German aviator Ernst Udet stunts past a pylon at the National Air Races

Background imageAir Race Collection: Judges Table on Grandstand at Air Race

Judges Table on Grandstand at Air Race
(Original Caption) 7/5/1933-Los Angeles

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson on top of his Balloon capsule December 1997 with a small weather test

Richard Branson on top of his Balloon capsule December 1997 with a small weather test balloon in place of the lost one Branson is planning to navigate around the world

Background imageAir Race Collection: SPAD Deperdussin Monocoque floatplane

SPAD Deperdussin Monocoque floatplane
Schneider Trophy Air Race Winner 1913 Spad Deperdussin Monocoque Floatplane with 160HP Gnome Piloted by Prevast Number 19 on the Sea at the Monaco Hydro-Aeroplane Meeting April 1913 after a Landing

Background imageAir Race Collection: RedBull plane

RedBull plane
Alexander Bondarenko

Background imageAir Race Collection: Wittman Special 20 'Buster', 1947. Creator: Steve Wittman

Wittman Special 20 "Buster", 1947. Creator: Steve Wittman
Single-seat mid-wing monoplane racer; painted red overall. Wingspan: 4.59 m (15 ft. 1 in.); Length: 5.31 m (17 ft)

Background imageAir Race Collection: Triumphal arrival of Alfred Leblanc

Triumphal arrival of Alfred Leblanc
2782458 Triumphal arrival of Alfred Leblanc, winner of the Circuit de l Est air race, at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (colour litho) by French School

Background imageAir Race Collection: The Circuit de l Est air race, France (colour litho)

The Circuit de l Est air race, France (colour litho)
2782456 The Circuit de l Est air race, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Circuit de l Est air race, France)

Background imageAir Race Collection: Straight through

Straight through
Marc Pelissier

Background imageAir Race Collection: Prince Michael of Kent arrives at the Post Office Tower

Prince Michael of Kent arrives at the Post Office Tower, his time ruined by an airport delay in New York, It wasn t the Princes day, he also tore his trousers, had a collision on a motor-cycle

Background imageAir Race Collection: Henry C Biard, (United Kingdom) (Centre / coat over arm / holding case

Henry C Biard, (United Kingdom) (Centre / coat over arm / holding case
Henry C Biard, (United Kingdom) (Centre/coat over arm/holding case and shaking hands/kanerchief in top right pocket) celebrates after winning the Schneider Trophy Air Race, 1922

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson makes final preparation for his around the world balloon flight

Richard Branson makes final preparation for his around the world balloon flight from Marrakesh

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson is kissed by one of the ground crew Virgin Global Challenger balloon

Richard Branson is kissed by one of the ground crew Virgin Global Challenger balloon before take off on its attempted circumnavigation of the world in Marakech Morocco

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson British tycoon gestures as he arrives at a Moroccan airbase after

Richard Branson British tycoon gestures as he arrives at a Moroccan airbase after the giant Virgin Global Challenge Balloon in which he intended to circum navigate the world broke its moorings

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson air balloon blows away December 1997 balloon bows away from base in

Richard Branson air balloon blows away December 1997 balloon bows away from base in Morocco The Virgin Global Challenger Balloon goes up without Branson and the crew crew on ground look disappointed

Background imageAir Race Collection: Schneider Cup Air Race 1922. A Supermarine 'Sea Lion'

Schneider Cup Air Race 1922. A Supermarine "Sea Lion"
Schneider Cup Air Race 1922. A Supermarine " Sea Lion" won a fine victory at Naples, piloted by Capt

Background imageAir Race Collection: Avro 539 seaplane

Avro 539 seaplane
Avro 539 Floatplane Parked in the Sea at Bournemouth in 1919 Schneider Trophy Air Race Date: 1919

Background imageAir Race Collection: Crowds of People Watching the Schneider Trophy Air Race ?

Crowds of People Watching the Schneider Trophy Air Race ?
Crowds of People Watching the Schneider Trophy Air Race at Calshot Spit, UK in 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageAir Race Collection: British RAF Pilot Posing During Training for the 1929 Sc?

British RAF Pilot Posing During Training for the 1929 Sc?
British RAF Pilot Posing During Training for the 1929 Schneider Trophy Air Race - L-R: Fg Off Waghorn, Fg Off Moon, Flt Lt D Arcy Greig, Sqn Ldr Orlebar, Flt Lt Stainforth, Fg Off Atcherley Date: 1929

Background imageAir Race Collection: Supermarine Sea Lion III / 3

Supermarine Sea Lion III / 3
Schneider Trophy Air Race Number 7 Supermarine Sea Lion III / 3 in 1923 Date: 1923

Background imageAir Race Collection: Sopwith Tabloid

Sopwith Tabloid Floatplane Taxiing Near the Harbour Monaco for the 1914 Schneider Trophy Air Race Race Number 3 with Monte Carlo Behind Date: 1914

Background imageAir Race Collection: Fairey IIIA / 3A

Fairey IIIA / 3A
Fairey Iiia / 3A Floatplane Water Taxiing at the 1919 Bournemouth Seaplane Derby Schneider Trophy Air Race Date: 1919

Background imageAir Race Collection: Macchi M-52R

Macchi M-52R
Macchi M.52R Or M.52Bis Race Number 4 Flown by T.Dal Molin Finishing in 2nd Place at the Schneider Trophy Air Race at Calshot, UK in 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageAir Race Collection: Pilot Sqn Ldr Orlebar at 1929 Schneider Trophy Air Race ?

Pilot Sqn Ldr Orlebar at 1929 Schneider Trophy Air Race ?
Pilot Sqn Ldr Orlebar at 1929 Schneider Trophy Air Race at Calshot Spit, UK Date: 1929

Background imageAir Race Collection: Henri Jacques Schneider - Donor of the Schneider Trophy ?

Henri Jacques Schneider - Donor of the Schneider Trophy ?
Henri Jacques Schneider - Donor of the Schneider Trophy Air Race Living in Retirement in France in 1929 in Relative Poverty Date: 1929

Background imageAir Race Collection: Supermarine Sea Lion I / 1

Supermarine Sea Lion I / 1
Squadron Cmdr B D Hobbs, Frank F.K. Mcclean (Later Sir Francis) and a Supermarine Sea Lion I / 1 Parked in the Sea at Bournemouth for the Schneider Trophy Air Race Date: 1919

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson Per Lindstrand and Rory McCarthy pose for the press before making final

Richard Branson Per Lindstrand and Rory McCarthy pose for the press before making final preparation to their gondola for their around the world balloon flight from Marrakesh

Background imageAir Race Collection: Virgin Global Challenger crew Alex Ritchie Richard Branson

Virgin Global Challenger crew Alex Ritchie Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand just before their record around the world in 18 days Hot air balloon attempt

Background imageAir Race Collection: The Virgin Global Challenger hot air balloon December 1997 in which Richard Branson will

The Virgin Global Challenger hot air balloon December 1997 in which Richard Branson will attempt to fly around the world detaches itself from its moorings and goes up without him and the crew

Background imageAir Race Collection: Photograph of Claude Grahame-White in a racing biplane at Hendon

Photograph of Claude Grahame-White in a racing biplane at Hendon
Photograph of Claude Grahame-White (1879-1959) an English pioneer of aviation, in a racing biplane at Hendon. Dated 20th Century

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson 10 December 1997 Richard Branson Millionaire entrepreneur holds his hands

Richard Branson 10 December 1997 Richard Branson Millionaire entrepreneur holds his hands up in horror after seeing his escaped unmanned Virgin GLobal Challenge balloon in the sky

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson with son Sam Branson after the Virgin Global Challenge balloon broke its

Richard Branson with son Sam Branson after the Virgin Global Challenge balloon broke its moorings The balloon which broke away while technicians were inflating it with helium floated off towards

Background imageAir Race Collection: Richard Branson about to board the Virgin Global Challenger balloon is kissed by wife

Richard Branson about to board the Virgin Global Challenger balloon is kissed by wife Joan and hugged by son Sam before take off on its attempted circumnavigation of the world in Marakech Morocco

Background imageAir Race Collection: A Handley Page W-8 banks over the parked aircraft at Cramlington airfield

A Handley Page W-8 banks over the parked aircraft at Cramlington airfield

Background imageAir Race Collection: London-Paris Air Race: the winner

London-Paris Air Race: the winner, Mr WL Brock, the American racing pilot, 1914, (1934). The London to Paris Air Race 1914, ran from Hendon to Buc and back with a total distance of 508 miles

Background imageAir Race Collection: Professor Huntingdon, Mr. Frank Hedges Butler, and the Hon. C. S. Rolls, 1906

Professor Huntingdon, Mr. Frank Hedges Butler, and the Hon. C. S. Rolls, 1906. The British crew who competed in the 1906 Gordon Bennett Cup

Background imageAir Race Collection: Great Britain secures Schneider trophy permanently when Flight Lieutenant John Boothman

Great Britain secures Schneider trophy permanently when Flight Lieutenant John Boothman mades record for course Photo shows Flight Lieutenant Boothmans plane rounding a pylon at West Wittering

Background imageAir Race Collection: Circuit of Britain air race: Jules Vedrines at Shoreham Control

Circuit of Britain air race: Jules Vedrines at Shoreham Control, Sussex, 1911 (1933)

Background imageAir Race Collection: Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo

Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Grahame-White (1879-1959) was the first aviator first to make a night flight

Background imageAir Race Collection: London-Manchester Air Race: Mr Jack Alcock and his Maurice Farman biplane

London-Manchester Air Race: Mr Jack Alcock and his Maurice Farman biplane, 1914 (1934). The first all-British aeroplane to finish a long-distance race

Background imageAir Race Collection: The Aerial Derby: Lord Carbery with his Morane-Saulnier monoplane

The Aerial Derby: Lord Carbery with his Morane-Saulnier monoplane, 1914 (1934)

Background imageAir Race Collection: The Schneider Trophy: Howard Pixton talking to Jacques Schneider after his victory

The Schneider Trophy: Howard Pixton talking to Jacques Schneider after his victory, 1914 (1934)

Background imageAir Race Collection: London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell

London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume II, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1934]

Background imageAir Race Collection: The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo

The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Frederick Phillips Raynham (1893-1954) gained his aviators certificate in 1911 aged 17

Background imageAir Race Collection: The end of a great flight: Mr Robert Slacks arrival at Hendon

The end of a great flight: Mr Robert Slacks arrival at Hendon, 1913 (1934). Robert Slack qualified for his aviators certificate on 14 November 1911

Background imageAir Race Collection: Curtiss Biplane, 20th century

Curtiss Biplane, 20th century. Designed by American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), the Curtiss Biplane set several records in 1909

Background imageAir Race Collection: JESSIE MILLER (1902-1972). Australian aviator

JESSIE MILLER (1902-1972). Australian aviator. Miller holding the first prize trophy she won at the womens speed race of the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. Photograph, 1929

Background imageAir Race Collection: Conneaus Return

Conneaus Return
Lt. Jean Conneau (of the French Army), who raced as Andre Beaumont, wins the Daily Mail £ 10, 000 Air Race in his Gnome powered Bleriot XI at Brooklands

Background imageAir Race Collection: Great Britains Schneider trophy team together at Calshot on Southampton water L

Great Britains Schneider trophy team together at Calshot on Southampton water L - R Flight Lieutenant E J L Hope, Lieutenant G L Brinton, RN Flight Lieutenant F W Long

Background imageAir Race Collection: American aviation pioneer. Posing at the controls of the Baby Grand

American aviation pioneer. Posing at the controls of the Baby Grand
ORVILLE WRIGHT (1871-1948). American aviation pioneer. Posing at the controls of the Baby Grand, the Wright entry in the Gordon Bennett races at Belmont Park, New York, October 1910

Background imageAir Race Collection: AIR RACE POSTER, 1930. A 1930 National Air Race poster from Chicago

AIR RACE POSTER, 1930. A 1930 National Air Race poster from Chicago



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Thrilling Air Races: A Glimpse into the Excitement and History" Step back in time with a vintage 1947 National Air Race poster, showcasing the exhilarating event held in Cleveland, Ohio. The atmosphere was electric as aviation enthusiasts gathered to witness the heart-pounding action unfold. Amongst the aircraft that graced the skies was the legendary Curtiss CR-3, known for its speed and agility. It soared through the air, leaving spectators in awe of its power and grace. The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were also present at this prestigious race, adding a touch of royalty to an already extraordinary event. Captain Eric Westropp joined them, his expertise contributing to the thrill factor. Fast forward to modern times, where RedBull planes take center stage. These high-performance machines push boundaries as they maneuver through daring twists and turns with precision and skill. Reflecting on history once more, we remember iconic moments such as Alfred Leblanc's triumphal arrival after winning the Circuit de l'Est air race in France. His victory symbolized determination and excellence within aviation. The Paris-Rome-Turin air race organized by Le Petit Journal showcased not only fierce competition but also stunning landscapes from three European countries. Participants embraced challenges while embracing breathtaking views from above. Maurice Berteaux received a well-deserved tribute for his contributions as French Minister of War during an intense air race. This recognition highlighted how these events brought nations together while honoring remarkable individuals who shaped aviation history. Traveling back even further in time brings us to Germany's first international air race meeting - Berliner Flugwoche - held in Berlin-Johannisthal during September-October 1909. This groundbreaking event marked a significant milestone for German aviation development. Lastly, we cannot forget about Steve Wittman's Wittman Special 20 "Buster, " which left audiences spellbound with its exceptional performance.

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