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April, 1933                   5

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HERE IS CLIFF HENDERSON, Managing Director of National Air Races, congratulating Major H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, on establishing a new world's record. (Right) The diminutive bullet-shaped "GEE BEE", winner of 1932 Thompson Trophy Race flown by Major Doolittle.

LOS ANGELES INVITES WORLD TO AIR RACES

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RUTH ELDER, the Trans-Atlantic Flyer, is always popular at the National Air Races, and she is expected to be in the 1933 event.


With a program of speed dashes and closed course races open to all planes with any type of Department of Commerce license the 1933 National Air Races to be held at Los Angeles airport, July 1 to 4, inclusive, will become the first annual high-speed classic confined practically to special racing planes flown by professional pilots. The Ambassador is Air Race Headquarters.

As announced by Managing Director Clifford W. Henderson, the 1933 program will consist primarily of four free-for-alls for men and women flying planes with engines under 200 cubic inch displacement; four free-for-alls in the 375 cubic inch class; four in the 550 cubic inch class; two in the 1,000 cubic inch; several qualifying speed dashes; the Bendix unlimited transcontinental speed dash; the unlimited Charles E. Thompson trophy race, and the unlimited Aerol trophy race for women.

Through alloting [[allotting]] $50,000 in prize money to four instead of nine or ten as
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AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM, famous aviatrix, Vice-President National Aeronautic Ass'n., who is coming to National Air Races.