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DAILY PROGRAM OF EVENTS Events of necessity may not be run off in the order listed. Listen for announcements. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 DOUGLAS CORRIGAN DAY INAUGURAL DAY GREATER CLEAVELAND DAY-AMERICAN YOUTH DAY-JUNIOR AVIATOR DAY-AERONAUTICAL ORGANIZATIONS DAY-NATIONAL PRESS DAY-EARLY BIRD'S DAY. BERNARD CAPEHART, Announcer KEN BARTON, Announcer BENDIX TROPHY RACE, Transcontinental Speed Dash, flyers will arrive during the afternoon. Winner Second Third 11:30 A.M. TEXACO FIRE CHIEF BAND, sponsored by The Texas Company 11:30 A.M. NOVELTY AEROBATICS - By Leonard Peterson, sponsored by Dart Manufacturing Corporation. 11:40 A.M. CAPT. ALEX PAPANA of Roumania- in Aerobatics. 11:45 A.M. MASS FLIGHT over downtown Cleveland by the U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, U.S. NAVAL AIR FORCES and the U.S. MARINE CORPS. 12:00 Noon PARACHUTE SPOT JUMPING CONTEST. 12:30 P.M. OFFICIAL ARRIVAL- U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS 27th PURSUIT SQUADRON from Selfridge Field, Michigan under command of Major Willis R. Taylor. 12:35 P.M. OFFICIAL ARRIVAL- U.S. NAVAL FIGHTING SQUADRON FIVE from Norfolk, Va. under command of Lt. Comdr. W.L. Rees. 12:40 P.M. OFFICIAL ARRIVAL- U.S. MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON ONE from Quantico, Va. under command of Major W.L. McKittrick. 12:45 P.M. 1938 AVIATION ON PARADE. 1:00 P.M. OFFICIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIAL of the 1938 National Air Races- "Miss Hollywood", Vivian Coe, officiating as "Miss Wings of 1938". Maids of Honor; Miss Cleveland, Miss Ohio, Miss National Air Races. 1:05 P.M. GIGANTIC DAYLIGHT PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY. 1:15 P.M. OPENING AERIAL SALUTE- 4-plane Smoke Formation, sponsored by The Ohio Oil Company. 1:25 P.M. "THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING"- Featuring Captain Dick Granere in his DT-4. 1:35 P.M. OFFICIAL ARRIVAL of Winner in the BENDIX TROPHY RACE Transcontinental Speed Dash from Los Angeles to Cleveland. 2:10 P.M. "ESSO"- RACING PLANE AEROBATICS flown by Harold Johnson, sponsored by The Standard Oil Company of Ohio. 2:20 P.M. SOHIO TRI-MOTOR FORD AEROBATICS flown by Harold Johnson, sponsored by The Standard Oil Company of Ohio. 2:30 P.M. U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS 27th PURSUIT SQUADRON from Selfridge Field, Michigan, under command of Major Willis R. Taylor- Tactical Maneuvers. 2:40 P.M. HANNA REITSCH, Champion Woman Glider Pilot of Germany- Glider Aerobatics. 3:05 P.M. OFFICIAL ARRIVAL OF THE SWISS NAVY under command of Admiral Michael Murphynski (Airplane courtesy of the Piper Aircraft Corporation- Floats courtesy of the Edo Aircraft Corporation). 3:15 P.M. "MEN WITH WINGS"- Tex Rankin, American Champion Aerobatic Ace, sponsored by Paramount Pictures Inc., Hollywood, Calif. 3:25 P.M. U.S. NAVY FIGHTING SQUADRON FIVE from Norfolk, Va. under command of Lt. Comdr. W.L. Rees- Combat Maneuvers. 3:50 P.M. EMIL KROPF of Germany- Demonstrating the Feisler Storch Airplane. 4:00 P.M. HI-SPEED 10,000-FOOT DELAYED PARACHUTE RACE WITH SMOKE- Faye Cox, Champion Woman Delayed Parachute Jumper competing against three of America's greatest men delayed parachute jumpers. A Pure Oil-Hi-Speed specialty act. Sponsored by The Pure Oil Company. 4:10 P.M. DUAL CRAZY FLYING- Captain Dick Granere and Mike Murphy. 4:20 P.M. U.S. MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON ONE from Quantico, Va. under command of Major W.L. McKittrick- War-time Maneuvers. 4:45 P.M. GLIDER TRIO- Ted Bellak, Emil Lehecka, and Chester Decker, America's Champion Glider Trio in Motor-less Flight. 4:55 P.M. DOUBLE CUT-AWAY PARACHUTE JUMP- Buddy Batzel. 5:05 P.M. COUNT OTTO HAGENBURG, European Aerobatic Champion- in Inverted Aerobatics. 5:15 P.M. AMERICA'S GREATEST MASS PARACHUTE JUMP- Count 'em. 5:30 P.M. GRAND PRIZE DRAWING in Official Program Prize Contest. (Refer to page 63 in Official Program). FINALE: TEXACO FIRE CHIEF BAND, sponsored by The Texas Company. OFFICIAL INAUGURAL BALL- HOTEL STATLER, SPONSORED BY THE CLEVELAND AVIATION CLUB. PAGE 26 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY & LOG