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The Pulitzer Trophy and National Air Races at Wilbur Wright Field

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Image courtesy of the United States Air Force.

Image courtesy of the United States Air Force.

Image courtesy of the United States Air Force.

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[1] Gough, 134.

Image courtesy of the United States Air Force.

Image courtesy of the United States Air Force.

Image courtesy of the United States Air Force.

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Sources for further information:
“The Air Races.” Dayton Daily News, 6 October 1924, p. 6
Aircraft Year Book 1925. New York, N.Y.: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, 1925. Pages 189-192 specifically address the Dayton races.
Clouse, Michael. “More Than a Road: The Story Behind Wright-Patt's Skeel Avenue.” https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3056048/more-than-a-road-the-story-behind-wright-patts-skeel-avenue/. Accessed 28 May 2024.
“The Dayton Airplane Show.” New York Times, 6 October 1924, p. 18.
Gough, Michael. The Pulitzer Air Races: American Aviation and Speed Supremacy, 1920-1925. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2013.
Gwynn-Jones, Terry. Farther and Faster: Aviation’s Adventuring Years, 1909-1939. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
Ortensie, Ray, “Wilbur Wright Field and the 1924 International Air Races,” https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/06/2002472287/-1/-1/1/FLASHBACK_1924%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20RACES.PDF, accessed 24 June 2024.The Slipstream Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 10 (October 1924). This particular issue of this journal was published as a souvenir program prior to the actual event and reflects the boosterism of race promoters. The November 1924 issue (vol. 5, no. 11) contains Marshall’s postmortem on the event.
For a view of the trophy itself visit the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum page: Pulitzer Trophy.
Edward Roach June 2024
“The Air Races.” Dayton Daily News, 6 October 1924, p. 6
Aircraft Year Book 1925. New York, N.Y.: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, 1925. Pages 189-192 specifically address the Dayton races.
Clouse, Michael. “More Than a Road: The Story Behind Wright-Patt's Skeel Avenue.” https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3056048/more-than-a-road-the-story-behind-wright-patts-skeel-avenue/. Accessed 28 May 2024.
“The Dayton Airplane Show.” New York Times, 6 October 1924, p. 18.
Gough, Michael. The Pulitzer Air Races: American Aviation and Speed Supremacy, 1920-1925. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2013.
Gwynn-Jones, Terry. Farther and Faster: Aviation’s Adventuring Years, 1909-1939. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
Ortensie, Ray, “Wilbur Wright Field and the 1924 International Air Races,” https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/06/2002472287/-1/-1/1/FLASHBACK_1924%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20RACES.PDF, accessed 24 June 2024.The Slipstream Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 10 (October 1924). This particular issue of this journal was published as a souvenir program prior to the actual event and reflects the boosterism of race promoters. The November 1924 issue (vol. 5, no. 11) contains Marshall’s postmortem on the event.
For a view of the trophy itself visit the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum page: Pulitzer Trophy.
Edward Roach June 2024
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