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Akron Balloon Race Heads City’s Great Air Event
Akron hosts a major balloon race on Memorial Day drawing 100000 spectators to the Cleveland Akron Speedway. The 1327 national event features 100s of flyers from the army navy and marine corps with Goodyear Ward Van Orman and other pilots competing for the Litchfield trophy and the American team berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Cleveland
Akron Speedway
A . Donahey
Bio
Military Reservation
Penner
Marine
America
Ward T van Orman
Merion
Goodyear
van Orman
Mortom
Atlantix Ame Forest
Waterland
Pacific
Robert Po Lene
Los Angeles
Martin L. Davey
Kent
H. FE. Honeywel
Captain Moneywell
Jack A. Boettner
Scripps-Howard
Lake Erie
Svend A. U Rasmussen
BB oChuck
Army
Navy Air Services
M. M. Patrick
W. A. Moffett
Army, Navy, and
Marine Corp
Avia
Scripps - Howard
Central League of Scripps-Howard
Ward T. van Orman
Robert P. Lehr
Los Angees
H. E. Honeywell
St. Louis
Army No
Langley Field
Paul Everett
U. & Army No
Scott Field
J. A. Powell
W. E. Keprer
Norton Field