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National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

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Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that we can keep the information with the digital files. This photo can be used for educational purposes only...Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. He and his brother were also the founders of Palm Desert. The mission of the Library and Archives at the San Diego Air &and Space Museum is to identify, acquire, preserve and make available for research published, documentary and visual materials that chronicle the development of aerospace technology and experience.

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Clifford Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939.
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cliff henderson national air races nx 4769 x 4769 aviation aircraft airplane lockheed aircraft company lockheed aircraft lockheed lockheed vega vega lockheed model 5 vega lockheed model 5 lockheed vega 5 vega 5 yankee doodle c n 7 aviation history 1940 s airplanes 1940 s 40 s aerial photographs san diego air and space museum