American Experience - Season 2 Episode 1 : The Great Air Race of 1924 2024
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The first around-the-world air race, sponsored by the Army Air Service to prove that the airplane had a commercial future, was the ultimate test of man and machine. Four pilots took off in single-engine, open-cockpit planes; 175 days later, two remaining pilots would land where they'd begun, in Seattle.
- Released: Jan 01, 1970
- Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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- Network: PBS
