1939 National Air Races

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1939 National Air Races title screen.

Documentary (1939)

Starring:
pilots and mechanics (Themselves)

Silent film about the last pre-War edition of one of the most famous series of pylon and cross-country races that have taken place in Cleveland, Ohio, between 2–5 September 1939. Screenshot from different sources but common to the three movies found on open source.

Rider R-4

Reg. NX261Y Keith Rider R-4 wearing race number 70. Pilot : Tony LE VIER.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Rider R-6

Reg. NX96Y Rider R-6 with race number 18.

Crosby CR-4

Reg. NX92Y #52 Crosby CR-4

Chester Special #2

Reg. NX93Y, race number 5, Chester Special The Goon ended at first place at 263.39 mph (424 km/h). Sold to Bill Falck in 1947.

Brown B-2

1. 33 reg. NX255Y

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KC Scout KC Scout ?

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Wittman D-12 Bonzo

Takeoff of the Wittman D-12 Bonzo.

Reg. NX13688 white 4, an astonishing aircraft, given the limited resources of its designer and the results obtained.

Unidentified Aircraft

1. 4 Racer

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DC-2 & ?

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Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior

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Grumman F3F

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Curtiss P-36C Hawk

Curtiss P-36C Hawk of the 27th Pursuit Squadron. [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]]

Douglas B-18 Bolo

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Seversky S-2

77 Seversky S-2 (P-35 DS Doolittle Special) NX70-Y by Frank W. Fuller Jr. [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]]

Fleet ?

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Grumman F3F

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Unidentified Aircraft

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Curtiss P-6 Hawk

NX9110 Curtiss P-6 Hawk 17 Jesse Quinn Bristow /MS (1939 aerobatic mod. Canc 9.1.40) [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]]

Ford Trimotor

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Stinson Model A & Stinson Model U

Reg. NC12136 Stinson U [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]] [[Image:|thumb|500px|none|]]

Unidentified Biplane

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See also

• 18 minutes color movie then ten minutes of black and white news
• a longer copy of the film with some specific action
• National Air Races at Wikipedia