Mojave Virtual Museum


	The DC-7 known as "Super Snoopy", flown by Clay Lacy and Allen Paulson at the 1970 California 1000 race. Collection of Cathy Hansen.
	Lineup on the Mojave ramp for the November 15, 1970 California 1000 race. From left, Ronald E. Reynolds' F8F-2 Bearcat, Eugene Akers' Vought F4U-4 (finished 14th), and Bob Metcalf's Hawker Sea Fury II (race #0, finished 4th). Collection of Cathy Hansen.
	The race-horse start of the 1970 California 1000 at Mojave. The aircraft were aligned four abreast and five rows deep. On the left is Ronald E. Reynolds' F8F-2 Bearcat, which dropped out of the race on lap #19 with a burned piston; the aircraft crashed the following summer in San Diego killing pilot Michael Allen. On the right is Howard Keefe's famous P-51D Miss America, which finished 7th. Collection of Cathy Hansen.
	The Human Fly, a dare devil/stunt performer named Rick Rojatt, lives out the Marvel Comics character on the back of a DC-8 cruising low at 250 knots, flown by Clay Lacy at the Mojave California 1000 air races. Inscription is from Lacy to Mojave Airport manager Dan Sabovich. Collection of Cathy Hansen.
	The Red Barron, June 18, 1975. Photo courtesy of Brian Lockett, Goleta Air and Space Museum.
	The Red Barron, June 18, 1975. Photo courtesy of Brian Lockett, Goleta Air and Space Museum.
	B-25J Executive Sweet arrives for the air show that accompanied the races, , June 18, 1975. Photo courtesy of Brian Lockett, Goleta Air and Space Museum.
	B-25J Executive Sweet arrives for the air show that accompanied the races, , June 18, 1975. Photo courtesy of Brian Lockett, Goleta Air and Space Museum.
	Conroy Super Turbo Three N156WC arrives for the air show that accompanied the races, June 18, 1975. Photo courtesy of Brian Lockett, Goleta Air and Space Museum.
	Bob Pond's Pond Racer was an attempt to break the unlimited speed record at the Reno races with a light-weight Rutan airframe powered by two highly modified Electramotive automobile engines. Tragically, the aircraft and veteran race pilot Rick Brickert were lost when the plane caught fire during the qualifying heats for the 1993 Reno races. Collection of Cathy Hansen.
	Many-time air racing champion Dago Red is a frequent visitor to Mojave, especially just before race season when it comes if for work, as is seen here in the late summer of 2000. Alan Radecki photo.