![]() ![]() There were four others, none of which logged Jay Sodowsky was in NC5336, and Ed Schultz flew NC5035. Fellow Register pilot George Curtis Quick flew with Cessna. Race number 97 (aircraft registration number not listed in Landed at Tucson, Earl Rowland piloted NC7107 (image, right,įrom Rodengen was taken later during the 1934 NAR) in Class A. A report from the finish line appeared in the New York Times of September 11, 1928, available at the link (PDF 114kb).įor the Cessna Aircraft Company specifically, the plan was Tucson was an important waypoint,īecause once they reached it, there was only a day or so ofįlying left before the finish line in Los Angeles. ![]() Within the larger context that places the pilots and aircraft in Tucson.īroadly, on pages 58-61, the Register lists 42Ĭivilian planes, pilots and passengers who landed at the field forįuel and comfort during the 1928 National Air Races (NAR). Sources (left), it is possible to bracket the Register entries Periods during the Golden Age, and how, combined with other Register provides wonderful snapshots of brief and exciting This is an example of how the Davis-Monthan Airfield transient NOTE: Because of the publishing lag, informationįor the 1928 Air Races appears in the 1929 issue of the Aircraft The Race statistics beginning on page 429. Write Stuff Enterprises,Īeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America. With the 100th anniversary in 2017 of the use of Clover Field as a place to land aircraft in Santa Monica, this book celebrates that use by exploring some of the people and aircraft that made the airport great. take us with them on the Woolaroc, their orange and blue Travel Air monoplane (NX869) as they enter the hazardous world of Golden Age trans-oceanic air racing.Ĭlover Field: The First Century of Aviation in the Golden State. Pilot Art Goebel and navigator William V. ![]() What was it like to fly from Oakland to Honolulu in a single-engine plane during August 1927? Was the 25,000 dollar prize worth it? Did the resulting fame balance the risk? For the first time ever, this book presents the pilot and navigator's stories written by them within days of their record-setting adventure. Winners' Viewpoints: The Great 1927 Trans-Pacific Dole Race is available at the link. Available as a free download at the link. Written in language that expands for us his life as a GoldenĪge aviation entrepreneur, who used his aviation exploits to buildĪ business around his passion. Use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author, while supplies last.Īrt Goebel's Own Story by Art Goebel (edited by G.W. The book includes biographies of some of the pilots who flew the aircraft to Tucson as well as extensive listings of all the pilots and airplanes. This book describes and illustrates with black & white photographs the majority of military aircraft that landed at the Davis-Monthan Airfield between 19. Military Aircraft of the Davis Monthan Register, 1925-1936 is available at the link. It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders. This book includes over thirty people, aircraft and events that swirled through Tucson between 19. It is an historical biography, that celebrates the 5th year online of and the 10th year of effort on the project dedicated to analyze and exhibit the history embodied in the Register of the Davis-Monthan Airfield, Tucson, AZ. The Congress of Ghosts is an anniversary celebration for 2010. Or use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author, while supplies last. To pilots and their aircraft is available at the link. Your copy of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register with all the pilots' signatures and helpful cross-references YOUR PURCHASE OF THESE BOOKS SUPPORTS THE WEB SITES THAT BRING TO YOU THE HISTORY BEHIND OLD AIRFIELD REGISTERS The 1928 National Air Race Page of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register Website ![]()
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