National Air Races & Related Events Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a silver second place Charles E. Thompson Trophy plaque awarded to pilot Earl Ortman at the 1936 National Air Races held at Mines Field in Los Angeles, California. The Thompson...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early Third Reich aviation meet badge from a 1934 event in Hamburg for the DLV (Deutsches Luft Verband), the Civil Aviation branch of the Nazi Party. This badge was made in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 12th annual 1940 Miami All American Air Maneuvers ribbon. The ribbon reads 12TH ANNUAL MIAMI ALL AMERICAN AIR MANEUVERS JAN. 5-6-7, 1940 and has a name card at top reading R. J...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1931 National Air Races Press badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1931. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid and printed paper. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1932 National Air Races at Cleveland contestant's badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1932. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt silver with red, white...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1937 National Air Races Concession badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1937. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-13/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid, plastic and printed paper...

ARTIFACT: This is a National Air Races ribbon from 1932. VINTAGE: Circa 1932. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 3-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated brass with blue enamel and silk...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1932 National Air Races executive ribbon badge, which shows a winged and helmeted head above a blue ribbon. Cleveland, Ohio hosted the races in 1932. VINTAGE: Circa 1932...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1937 National Air Races chained pin from Cleveland Ohio. The pin has two parts: one is an airplane whose wings read NAR CLEVE and the other is a crest with a 37...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1920s National Air Races brass wing. The wing is a winged crest showing an airplane and the letters NAR. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: 1-1/2" wing. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1946 National Air Races at Cleveland pin and ticket stub. The 1946 race was the first event after World War II. The pin shows a winged pilot's head and reads NATIONAL AIR RACES...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce 1932 National Air Races at Cleveland souvenir pin. The pin shows a winged pilot's head and reads AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 5 1932 NATIONAL AIR RACES CLEVELAND COMPLIMENTS OF THE...