Pylon!

[Yu Gyokubun]

Don, it's cool!!! mind telling who's the publisher?

[willygoat]

I'll see what I can do Shrike. I have an account, but I'm not sure how to get it to accept money. I'll look into it.

[Don Boose]

Yu -- The Laird-Turner Meteor is a Fiddlers Green model. The Hampden is a Maly. Don

[Don Boose]

Willygoat -- I'm really enjoying this book!

By coincidence, the latest issue of the American Aviation Historical Society Journal (Vo. 35. No. 4, Winter 2008) has an article on the 1936 National Air Races (the year they were held in Los Angeles) with lots of good photos, including sad shots of the destroyed Mr. Mulligan and Roscoe Turner's Wedell-Williams after it crashed. Also a photo of Joe Jacobson pranging Benny Howard's Mike (one of the aircraft featured in Pylon).

I also came across this video (posted by Bomberguy, who has posted some wonderful 1930s and 1940s aviation video clips on Youtube) of the crash of Gordon Israel's Redhead after he won the Eppley Trophy Race during the 1934 Omaha races. YouTube - Last flight of "Redhead"

Don

[willygoat]

Great stuff Don! I'm glad you liked it. That video is a very nice find. Thanks! :D

[papermodelfan]

If there are more at the museum, and you are game, I'd like one too. Will send PM. Rob Tauxe (papermodelfan)