Thompson (Carl) Special "Screaming Meany"; Events, National Air Races (Cleveland, OH, 1920-1949). [photograph]

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Collection Item Summary:

Carl Thompson sits in the cockpit of his midget racer "Screaming Meany", (r/n N1210M, race number 40), the first of three midgets he designed and built. Thompson was a captain with Eastern Air Lines. National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, c.1948.

Collection Item Long Description:

Topic

  • Airplane racing
  • National Championship Air Races
  • Aeronautics
  • Air pilots
  • Airplanes

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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photographer

Unknown

Subject

Thompson, Carl

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Date

Circa 1948

Place

Cleveland, Ohio

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Photographs

Local number

NASM-9A02545

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