What a remarkable film! That was amazing! So many treasures, and such evocative footage. I agree the white shirts and ties on the ground crew looked pretty good!
Joe Scheil wrote:
The Hanroit at Ontario and then the Seversky at Banning Airport during her recovery flight still in her postwar racing markings is spectacular.
To add to Joe’s wonderful history and airframe summary, the Hanriot remains airworthy and is based at Hood Aerodrome here in New Zealand - part of Sir Peter Jackson’s TVAL fleet. I’ve not yet seen it fly myself (these are my photos) but I’ve seen plenty of evidence that it has
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