Airplane racing
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Type of sport involving airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William S. Luckey Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2007-09-24
Abstract
William S. Luckey was an acclaimed Curtiss Flying Team pilot best known as the winner of The New York Times race around Manhattan Island on Oct. 13, 1913. The William S. Luckey Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to Luckey's aviation career and to his wife, Laura Luckey.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1913-1915; 1898-1959
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives