page_title: National Air Races
section_title: Locations, dates, Pulitzer Trophy winners and speeds
hierarchical_section_title: National Air Races / Locations, dates, Pulitzer Trophy winners and speeds
caption_attribution_description: English: Side view of the Pulitzer Trophy, on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The National Air Races were a series of closed-course and cross-country races that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1949. Newspaper publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the races in 1919 as a prize for military airplanes. The trophy itself was designed by Mario Korbel. It is made in 1919 of silver, and stands four feet high. It cost $5,000. The trophy is an Art Deco representation of a winged woman clad in flowing robes, standing on a tiny globe. Her robes transform into wings which are swept back and up. She holds aloft a wreath of victory. Wisps of cloud hover above her, and support a streamlined, Art Deco aircraft. The wings of the plane are scored to look like feathers. The base is of cast bronze, painted black. The names of the winners of the trophy from 1920 to 1925 are inscribed on the base. The trophy was cast by Roman Bronze Works, Inc. of New York City.
context_page_description: The National Air Races are a series of pylon and cross-country races that have taken place in the United States since 1920. The science of aviation, and the speed and reliability of aircraft and engines grew rapidly during this period; the National Air Races were both a proving ground and showcase for this.
context_section_description: 1920 Mitchel Field, New York, 25 November, C. C. Moseley, 156.54 mph over a 29-mile triangle course
  1921 Omaha, Nebraska, 3 November, Bert Acosta, 176.75 mph over a 30.7 mile triangle course
  1922 Selfridge Field, Michigan, 14 October, Russell Maughan, 205.86 mph over a 31.1 mile course
  1923 St. Louis Flying Field, Missouri, 6 October, Al Williams, 243.67 mph over a 31.1 mile course
  1924 Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio, 4 October, Harry Mills, 216.55 mph
  1925 Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, 10–12 October, Cyrus K. Bettis, 248.98 mph
  1926 Model Farms Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4–13 September
  1927 Felts Field, Spokane, Washington, 21–25 September
  1928 Mines Field, Los Angeles, California, 8–16 September
  1929 Cleveland Municipal Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, 24 August-2 September
  1930 Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Chicago, Illinois, 23 August–September 1
  1931 Cleveland, Ohio, August 29-September 7
  1932 Cleveland, Ohio, 27 August-5 September
  1933 Mines Field, Los Angeles, California, 1–4 July
  1934 Cleveland, Ohio, August 31-September 4
  1935 Cleveland, Ohio, August 30-September 2
  1936 Mines Field, Los Angeles, California, September 4–7
  1937 Cleveland, Ohio, September 3–7
  1938 Cleveland, Ohio, September 3–5
  1939 Cleveland, Ohio, September 2–5
  1940 to 1945 Hiatus for World War II
  1946 Cleveland Municipal Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, 31 August-2 September
  1947 Cleveland, Ohio, 30 August-1 September
  1948 Cleveland, Ohio, 2–4 September
  1949 Cleveland, Ohio, 3–5 September
  1950 to 1963 Hiatus after crash
  1964 Resumption as "The National Championship Air Races" in Reno, Nevada
  1964 Indirect successor as the Cleveland National Air Show
caption: The Pulitzer Trophy on display in 2012 in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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