Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing aircraft lined up at Metropolitan Airport in Van Nuys, California, awaiting the start of the 1947 Bendix Trophy Race to Cleveland. Nearest the camera is a Lockheed P-38 owned by Houston oilman Glenn McCarthy, scheduled to be flown by James Rubl. The original AP wire caption is printed directly on the photo. Measures approximately 9 x 6½ inches. Shows age-related surface wear, light corner and edge wear, and minor handling marks consistent with age. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
