 Historic Sites Tour
of
Cleveland's
National Air Races
Originally designed for the
Society of
Air Racing Historians' annual
International Symposium of Air Racing History
this one-of-a-kind tour is now available for groups of all sizes!
You supply the transportation and we supply the guide that will lead your group on a three-hour excursion to the sites of one of the largest spectator events ever staged -- the National Air Races.
"I very much enjoyed your [tour].
The tour showed a great deal of planning and your
commentary showed you had done a lot of valuable research." 2006 Tour Participant
How it Works:
We provide detailed directions to your driver so groups can use vans, shuttles and jitneys they currently operate.
Our guide will ride along with your group narrating the history, the personalities and the events that made the National Air Races the most important gatherings of aviation's "Golden Age." Groups without suitable vehicles can charter coaches or vans. Either way all the trip planning has been done for you and your driver will follow a pre-planned, fully described route.
Where:
Tours will depart from your locations and at your convenience. Our guide will come to you, board your vehicle and navigate your driver to the starting point near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The tour concludes at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport before returning to its origin.
Nothing beats the convenience of this exciting, historic outing!
What:
Visit actual sites of the Cleveland's historic National Air Races (1929 - 1949) including:
- Pylon sites
- Site of the National Air Races grandstands
- Cleveland Air Racing landmarks including the former hotels that housed air racers and air race operations
- Site of Bill Odom's infamous 1949 crash
- Visit to Marjorie Rosenbaum Plaza at Burke Lakefront Airport dedicated to the long tradition of exhibition flying in Cleveland including several granite plaques recalling important events, people air aircraft from the National Air Races era.
- Hangers that once housed air racers during the legendary races
- Numerous points of interest related to the National Air Races
Features Include:
- Fully narrated tour to these historic sites.
- An almost three-hour experience in which to fully immerse yourself in the history and legacy of these world-renown races.
- And much more!
Affordable:
Cost for this one-of-a-kind tour is only $230
(price varies for more distant starting locations)
New Air Racing Book Available
Great photos and great narrative make this a must-have for air racing enthusiasts.
The perfect companion to the Historic Sites Tour of Cleveland's National Air Races.
Order your copy here.
More Info
For more information, contact us here at info@academicventures.com.
Attention Group Coordinators and Program Directors -- You can offer this tour to your group anytime!
Please contact us to learn more about this unique outing.
We can coordinate a charter motor coach or use your community's bus or jitney and driver.
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