The E.B. Hopkins Collection, no. 10 - National Air Races and Aeronautical Exposition (1928)

Duration: 6:36

Year Published: 1928

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: In this home movie from 1928, E.B. Hopkins attends the inaugural National Air Races and Aeronautical Exposition. Held at Mines Field—now the Los Angeles International Airport—from September 8 to 16, the carnival featured stunt shows, races, and prototype demonstrations. According to Time Magazine, 400,000 people attended the festivities, and $5 million worth of airplanes were sold. This footage captures many of the exhibition’s highlights, such as Charles Lindbergh’s performance with the Three Musketeers, a trio of stunt pilots, and the arrival of Colonel Arthur Goebel, whose transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles set a new record time of 23 hours and 50 minutes.