Cultural Depictions
- Set in the 1930s, the movie Porco Rosso briefly touches on the early days of air racing.
- "The Rocketeer" comic books feature air racing prominently as the story is set during the 1930s.
- The 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines depicts a £10,000-prize air race between London and Paris. The film takes place in 1910 and utilizes many authentic reproductions of airplanes from that era.
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