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This September 6, 1949 article in the Cleveland Press reports that pilot Bill Odom crashed into a house in Berea while participating in the National Air Races. The National Air Races were held at Cleveland Airport. Odom's accident resulted in his…

A view of the Cleveland Airport on a postcard.

This is the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Cleveland Airport in 1950. The main structures featured on the map include the hangars for American Airlines, Richland Aviation Incorporated, and Aircraft Service Incorporated.

This is the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Cleveland Airport in 1929. The main structures featured on the map include the hangars for Dungan Airways, the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation and U.S. Airlines.

This is a view of a B-29 Bomber on display at Cleveland Airport in 1945. Curiously, the photograph information asserts that the plane is displayed at "Fisher Body," but the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps do not show any structures belonging to Fisher…

This is the front exterior view of a hangar at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in 2009. The hangar belongs to Continental Airlines, a major company that operates out of Cleveland Hopkins.

The first National Air Race to take place in Cleveland was in 1929 and men were not the only participants. Women were involved as well and took part in the first transcontinental women's air derby from Santa Monica, CA to Cleveland, OH in 1929.

The Cleveland National Air Races of 1932 started with a parade that ended in the center of the field where the races were held at Hopkins Airport.

Jimmie Mattern and his private plane known as "The Texan" in the National Air Race held in Cleveland in 1937.

The National Air Races took place in Cleveland for the first time in 1929. The races were held at the Cleveland Airport and attracted many spectators to go and watch.