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Doug Davis & His Plane. All American Air Meet |
At 18 years old, Doug Davis was the U.S. Army's youngest pilot during World War I. After the war he made his living by barnstorming around the country. Davis captured the National Air Races title in 1929 flying the Air Travel "Mystery Ship". He is pictured here in front of his racer at the 1933 Miami All American Air Races. |
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Shown in this 1933 photograph is Roy Liggett, a close friend of Cessna Aircraft founder Clyde Cessna. Liggett raced in a Cessna CR-2 at the Miami All American Air Races in January, 1933. He died later that summer in a crash before the National Air Races. Liggett's death caused Clyde Cessna to distance himself from the family aviation business. |
All American Air Meet, 1933 Roy Liggett & His Cessna Monoplane |
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All American Air Meet, J.R. Wedell & Wedell-Williams Plane, 1933 |
Despite very little formal education, Jimmie Wedell with his partner Harry P. Williams began designing and building airplanes in Patterson, Louisiana in the 1920s. As shown in this photograph, Wedell raced in the Miami All American Air Races in 1933. Later that summer, he set the world speed record of 305.33 MPH at a race in Chicago. He died in a crash near Patterson in 1934. |
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Shown in this photograph are Lt. Sandy Sanderson and the Quantico Marine fliers. These pilots performed precision flying demonstrations and took part in air races across the country. The goal of these activities was to prove the competence and value of Marine Corps Aviation to Congress and the American public. |
All American Air Meet. Lt. Sandy Sanderson's Marines from Quantico. 1-5-33 |
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All American Air Meet, 1932 Mrs. Edith Descomb and Her Plane |
Women were allowed to compete in air races beginning in 1929 with the long distance race from Long Beach to Cleveland and the Women's Air Derby. Shown in this photograph is Edith Descomb, a competitor in the 1932 Miami All American Air Races. These "Powder Puff Derbies" were extremely popular during the Depression years. | |||||||||
| Other women racers are shown in this photograph from the 1932 Miami Air Races. Women's air racing became popular with the formation of the Ninety-Niners Women's Aviation Organization by Amelia Earhart and other women racers. |
Miami All American Air Meet, 1932 Women Pilots Group, Names on Neg. Jacket. |
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Four Pilots Chewing the Fat |
This photograph from the 1932 Miami Air Races show two Quantico Marine pilots with two U.S. Navy blimp pilots. Both the Marines and the Navy made annual appearances at the air meet to demonstrate their capabilities. | |||||||||
| Alton B. Sherman is shown standing before his Press plane during the 1933 Miami All American Air Races. The markings on the side of his aircraft show that this plane traveled from Massachusetts to Miami to attend the event. This may be an indication of the popularity of the All American Air Races within the aviation community. |
All American Air Meet. Alton B. Sherman and His Plane, 1-6-33 |
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All American Air Meet.Arthur "Art" Davis, Wife and His Plane. 1-5-33 |
This photograph from the 1933 races shows Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis in front of their Cessna monoplane racer. Both Davis and his wife were competitors on the national air race circuit. |
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