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    • Navajo men inspecting scenic airways survey monoplane at Church Rock

    • Navajo men inspecting scenic airways survey monoplane at Church Rock

    • Durell S. Richards

    • Navajo Indians; Airplanes; Airports; Grand Canyon -- Ariz. -- Tourism and travel

    • On this flight, VanZandt had flown over the Painted Desert to Kayenta and later the party took a flight around Navajo Mountain and over Rainbow Bridge. The Stinson shown here with its J-5 engine and metal propeller cruised about 105 miles per hour...
    • Biplane with dangling stuntman at Van Buren airport

    • Biplane with dangling stuntman at Van Buren airport

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Air Shows; Air Pilots; Arizona--History--1912-1950

    • The Reinhart and Whelan Standard flown over Phoenix by Howard Reinhart and dangling a stunt performer believed to be "Sarah" Bernhardt, giving a weekend show to the crowd.
    • Howard Rinehart with biplane

    • Howard Rinehart with biplane

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Air Pilots; Airports; Arizona--History--1912-1950

    • Howard Rinehart, partner in the Rinehart Whelan Co. at 24th St. and Van Buren Airport during the winter of 1927-1928.
    • Formation flying at Koch Field dedication

    • Formation flying at Koch Field dedication

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Airports; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airplanes, Military -- History

    • Formation flying during the Koch Field dedication day ceremonies at Flagstaff, Arizona. This picture was taken from the in flight Reinhart and Whelan Special by photographer E.V. Newcomer.
    • Governor Hunt and crowd at dedication of Koch field

    • Governor Hunt and crowd at dedication of Koch field

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Airports; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934

    • Governor George W.P. Hunt returning to the speaker's stand at the Flagstaff Koch Field dedication day ceremonies on June 7, 1928.
    • Mayse air service Spirit of Tucson at Safford

    • Mayse air service Spirit of Tucson at Safford

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Aircraft; Airports; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950

    • Charlie Mayse's B-1 Ryan Brougham at Safford, probably in 1929. These production models were touted as "sister ships" to the Spirit of St. Louis which made fine advertising but was not exactly correct as the aircraft were similar but not the same...
    • Fokker tri-motor in flight over Sacaton

    • Fokker tri-motor in flight over Sacaton

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Air Mail Service -- United States

    • Inaugural contract air mail #33 over Sacaton, October 16, 1930 headed westbound from Atlanta. The contractor was Southern Air Fast Express (SAFE) and the carrier American Airways, Inc. The westbound schedule departed Atlanta on the 15th, spent...
    • Wiley Post flying under the Navajo Bridge at Marble Canyon

    • Wiley Post flying under the Navajo Bridge at Marble Canyon

    • E.D. Newcomer

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Post, Wiley, 1898-1935; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Description and travel

    • Wiley Post flying under the Navajo Marble Canyon Bridge on June 14, 1930. A modest crowd gathered to celebrate the rare event. Suitable bridges for flying under were scarce in Arizona and another that was occasionally used was the bridge at...
    • Western Air Express Sikorsky Amphibian refueling at Kingman

    • Western Air Express Sikorsky Amphibian refueling at Kingman

    • Ed Betts

    • Airplanes; Seaplanes -- History; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950.

    • The Western Air Express S-38 Sikorsky was probably the first amphibian aircraft to visit Kingman's Berry Field. In June of 1928, Western Air Express purchased Pacific Marine Airways and this aircraft is enroute from the factory to its destined...
    • Lt. R.V. Thomas and Ellsworth Kolb at Plateau Point

    • Lt. R.V. Thomas and Ellsworth Kolb at Plateau Point

    • Emery Kolb

    • Airplanes; Airports; Grand Canyon -- Ariz. -- Tourism and travel

    • Lt. R.V. Thomas and Ellsworth Kolb at Plateau Point in the Grand Canyon, just northeast from Indian Gardens. Lt. Thomas was the first civilian and second pilot to use this small strip and Kolb was the first passenger flown in and out of this first...
    • Amelia Earhart at Phoenix South Central

    • Amelia Earhart at Phoenix South Central

    • Fred Payne

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937; Airports -- Arizona -- Phoenix; Airplanes

    • Amelia Earhart and unidentified man with her Beech Nut autogiro at Phoenix South Central Airport.
    • Mexican C-38 Stearman Biplanes near Naco, Sonora

    • Mexican C-38 Stearman Biplanes near Naco, Sonora

    • Fred Valenzuela

    • Airplanes, Military -- History; Aeronautics -- Arizona

    • Mexican C-28 Stearmans at Naco, Sonora during the Escobar Rebellion. The fourth aircraft is possibly an Eaglerock from Phoenix. The government airport in Naco was east of town on a cleared area near the cemetery and the Rebels used the Cananea...
    • Men with two horse hitch glider

    • Men with two horse hitch glider

    • Hansen, H.B.

    • Airplanes; Aeronautics--Arizona--History

    • A.M. Williams is in the driver's seat of this converted two horse hitch glider with a ground of men and a rattlesnake in the foreground.
    • DH-4 Border Patrol Wreckage

    • DH-4 Border Patrol Wreckage

    • Hinkle, Lt. Stacy C.

    • Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950

    • A DH-4 Border Patrol aircraft after a forced landing, July 1919. The spreader bar was low enough to hit obstructions and aircraft with this landing gear were known to have a built in ground loop. Crosswinds and rough fields aggravated the...
    • Big chicken DH-4 and pony soldiers

    • Big chicken DH-4 and pony soldiers

    • Hinkle, Lt. Stacy C.

    • Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950

    • 12th Aero Squadron DH-4 flying liason with Calvary troops on United States-Mexico border patrol in 1920.
    • Ajo Municipal Airport dedication

    • Ajo Municipal Airport dedication

    • Idora Ryssell

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Airplanes

    • A crowd gathered by the U.S. Customs and Immigration post at the Ajo Municipal Airport dedication on April 12, 1930. The aircraft in the foreground is Scenic Airways' "Bathtub" fleet.
    • U.S. army martin bomber at Phoenix Municipal

    • U.S. army martin bomber at Phoenix Municipal

    • Ira Pirtle

    • Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950; Airports

    • Handwritten log sheets of activities at Phoenix Municipal Airport on Christy Road show a Martin Bomber landing there on September 9, 1926. This would have been the second military bomber to visit the new field.
    • Wreckage of biplane at Phoenix Municipal airport

    • Wreckage of biplane at Phoenix Municipal airport

    • Ira Pirtle

    • Aircraft Accidents; Airports; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950.

    • The unfortunate end of a flat spin at Phoenix Municipal Airport. The flight instructor Bill Langdon was killed and the owner Louis Gay was seriously wounded. An investigation by the newly formed Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce...
    • Keystone bomber LB-6 at Phoenix Municipal

    • Keystone bomber LB-6 at Phoenix Municipal

    • Ira Pirtle

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona -- Phoenix; Airplanes, Military -- History

    • Keystone bomber LB-6 refueling at Phoenix Municipal Airport. The open fuel pit doors indicate that the new modern gas pumping apparatus was installed.
    • Grand Canyon Airlines Travelair 6000 at Kayenta

    • Grand Canyon Airlines Travelair 6000 at Kayenta

    • Irving Kravitz

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Airplanes; Air Pilots

    • Irving Kravitz with some passengers at Kayenta. The man with the bandana is a Navajo chief, unknown name. The Travelair 6000 was a popular aircraft that contained a Wasp engine and could fly at a maximum speed for 140 and a cruising speed of 120...

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