National Air Races, 1929, Cleveland

The National air races and Aviation Exposition came to Cleveland in 1928, the municipality had built a new state-of-the-art airport large enough to run the races at one end without disturbing the regular air traffic. The festival went on for 10 days, with parades and displays of aircraft located around the city. Race day was Sunday September 2nd, Doug Davis was the big winner in his Travel Air Mystery Ship.