US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Army Hawks Thrill Huge Crowd By War Mimicry: Daring Birdmen Swoop Through Breath-Taking Maneuvers as 200,000 Persons Watch." 27 Apr. 1930: A1. U.S. Army air maneuvers show at United Airport in Burbank. In the air can be seen 21 airplanes flying in formations of three and six, and three planes taxiing down the runway. In the foreground are spectators and in the background the rest of the fleet of 135 airplanes from the U.S. Army aerial fighting force, provisional wing, can be seen in the background. Aircraft include, single-engine pursuit planes, bombers, and ground-strafing attack planes. Text from negative sleeve: United States Army Air Maneuvers, 1930. United Airport, Burbank; MAY ["APR" typed on top], 1930.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4004 ark:/21198/zz002cpqfg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Airports--California--Burbank Air shows--California--Burbank Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
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