[1949 NATIONAL AIR RACES w/ "MAGNESIUM CLOUD" B-36 PEACEMAKER BOMBER FLY-OVER]

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1949

Description: The short home movie, likely from 1949, captures a family's visit to the National Air Races air show, featuring significant footage of a B-36 Bomber, known as the Peacemaker, both on the ground and in flight. The bomber, marked with the 7th Bomb Wing insignia and the motto "Mors Ab Alto," is highlighted alongside various other aircraft, including Meteor jets and B-29 bombers, as well as scenes of a parachutist and a young woman. An accompanying article from the same year notes that B-36 bombers were prominently featured in the aerial displays over Cleveland during the event. Keywords National Air Races, B-36 Peacemaker, aviation history, flyover, glory, triumph, 1949

Complete Record: The short home movie, likely from 1949, captures a family's visit to the National Air Races air show, featuring significant footage of a B-36 Bomber, known as the Peacemaker, both on the ground and in flight. The bomber, marked with the 7th Bomb Wing insignia and the motto "Mors Ab Alto," is highlighted alongside various other aircraft, including Meteor jets and B-29 bombers, as well as scenes of a parachutist and a young woman. An accompanying article from the same year notes that B-36 bombers were prominently featured in the aerial displays over Cleveland during the event.

Keywords

National Air Races, B-36 Peacemaker, aviation history, flyover, glory, triumph, 1949