1946 NATIONAL AIR RACES at CLEVELAND, OHIO THOMPSON TROPHY 26004

[@garyjohnston8971]

My father was Tex Johnston who won the Thompson in 1946. The family recently loaned the Allegheny Ludlum trophy he received for setting a new world speed record to the Niagara Falls museum. This year was the 75th anniversary of the race. The original Thompson trophy is in the Smithsonian .

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Nice to know your father is A.M. "Tex" Johnston and thanks for sharing that information about your family's generosity. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your father's book, "Tex Johnston, Jet-Age Test Pilot" which I still have.

[@joelamb3581]

Right at the 10:00 mark we get Sammy Mason doing a vertical half snap roll in a PT-17 that is breathtaking, then and now. Thanks for posting this.

[@andyharman3022]

I think the P38 aerobatics demonstration by Tony LeVier was the same one he had given to front-line combat fliers during the war. The P38 had a reputation as being hard to handle with one engine out, and LeVier would do demonstrations for pilots with one engine out, showing that the plane was flyable. LeVier was a pilot's pilot.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Love the slow motion landing shot of the Pennsylvania Central Airlines Douglas C-54/DC-4 Skymaster! PCA was the first airline to put the Skymaster in service on January 15, 1946. This particular aircraft, NC88839, was originally built as a C-54-DO (Douglas-Chicago built) and converted to a DC-4 for PCA. It crashed at Pittsburgh, PA on April 18, 1957. PCA changed its company name to Capital Airlines in 1948. Capital merged with United Airlines on July 1, 1961.

[@Spectre407]

Incredible that this film survives. This was an especially famous Air Race

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

I love the old P-80 Shooting Star. Really cool lines. Back before the FAA got involved and setting rules and there was tons of national pride n our country and what we could do.

[@scottbest8067]

Totally Awesome, I want to see more of these movies.

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[@scottbest8067]

Thank you very much, when you see or watch something you enjoy let folks know how much you like it.

[@jamesdavid.1638]

this is awesome, back when flying and aviation was cool...

[@robertcombs55]

This is outstanding!

[@raouldippie1944]

this man loves his rubber alright!

[@davidmayes2948]

Not one P-47, kinda sad after all the work it put into the war

[@Spectre407]

P-47 wasn’t known for its low alt speed.

[@gee-deeviddies2663]

Why do you have to have that stupid distracting time-stamp ? Wont watch em !

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[@gee-deeviddies2663]

@@PeriscopeFilm Thank you for taking the time to reply. what you say makes sense . Too bad there are so many a- holes stealing on you-tube.