Bill Stead and the Nevada rancher who invented the Reno Air Races in nineteen sixty-four
Bill Stead, a Nevada cattle rancher and pilot, single-handedly revived American air racing by founding the Reno Air Races in 1964.
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Bill Odom and the nineteen forty-nine Cleveland crash that ended the golden age of air racing
The 1949 Cleveland crash that killed pilot Bill Odom and two bystanders ended the National Air Races and reshaped American aviation safety forever.
TaildraggerBill Odom and the Labor Day crash that killed the Cleveland National Air Races
The 1949 Berea crash that killed pilot Bill Odom and two bystanders ended the Cleveland National Air Races and reshaped airshow safety forever.
TaildraggerThe Galloping Ghost and the Reno pylon that ended unlimited air racing as we knew it
The 2011 Galloping Ghost crash at Reno killed 11 people and set in motion the end of unlimited air racing.
TaildraggerThe Gee Bee R-1 Super Sportster and the five brothers from Springfield who built the fastest death trap in the sky
The Gee Bee R-1 Super Sportster was the fastest and most lethal racing airplane of the 1930s, built by five self-taught brothers.
TaildraggerThe nineteen forty-nine Cleveland Air Races disaster and the crash that ended the golden age of air racing
The 1949 Cleveland Air Races disaster killed a pilot, a mother, and her infant son, ending America's golden age of air racing forever.
TaildraggerRoscoe Turner and the lion that flew the National Air Races
Roscoe Turner won three Thompson Trophies, flew with a lion cub, and became the greatest air racing pilot of the 1930s.
TaildraggerThe Gee Bee Super Sportster and the most beautiful deathtrap in air racing history
The Gee Bee Super Sportster was the fastest and most dangerous racing airplane of the 1930s, built by five self-taught brothers in a converted dance hall.
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