Three Maddux Fords fly above Mines Field (Los Angeles International Airport) in Westchester during the 1928 National Air Races, which ran from September 8-16. This air competition, comprised of a series of pylon and cross-country races, took place annually from 1920 to 1949. Due to the rapid development of aviation science at that time, there was significant popular interest in this event. Maddux Air Lines was based in Southern California and operated Ford Tri-motors in California, Arizona and Mexico in the late 1920s. Approximately a year before this photograph was taken, Charles A. Lindbergh piloted the Maddux Air Lines' inaugural flight on September 22, 1927 in a Ford 4-AT Tri-motor carrying 12 passengers from San Diego to Los Angeles. Photo dated: September 16, 1928.
Mines Field (Los Angeles, Calif.) Airplanes--California--Los Angeles Aeronautics--Competitions--California--Los Angeles Airports--California--Los Angeles Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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