Arizona Aviation History - The Ruth Reinhold Collection

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- 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.
- "City of Reno" and TWA 747 jumbo jet
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Aeronuatics -- History
- "Forty-two years of American air transportation progress," this photograph shows Bill Harrah's rebuilt 1928 5-AT-B Ford Tri-motor under the wing of a 1970 TWA Boeing 747.
- 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.
- Grand Canyon pets investigating a Travelair 6000
- Irving Kravitz
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Description and Travel
- A deer and a golden retriever puppy inspect the Grand Canyon Airlines plane at Red Butte Airport.
- DH-4 at liberty bond flying circus
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Air Pilots; Aeronautics--Arizona--History; Air Shows
- A DH-4 at the Phoenix Liberty Bond Flying Circus on May 9, 1919 at the state fairgrounds. The couple beside the airplane appear to be Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hirst.
- 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...
- Unloading a biplane at the Phoenix docks
- Charles Hirst
- Airplanes; Aeronautics -- History; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950
- A Kinner American Eagle being unloaded from a boxcar at the Phoenix railroad docks. Shipping by train was just as economical as flying and offered less exposure to the aircraft. The wings and props were crated and the fuselage covered and wheels...
- Goodyear "Volunteer" at Phoenix South Central
- Unknown
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Airships
- A large crowd gathered at Goldtrap and Lee's Phoenix South Central to see the Goodyear "Volunteer" airship.
- Scenic Airways fleet at Phoenix Sky Harbor
- Jack Miller Williams
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona -- Phoenix; Airplanes
- A portion of the Scenic Airways fleet at Sky Harbor shortly before the company liquidation. Pictured here are two Fairchild 71s, a Travelair 6000, and three Fords. Bob Reinhold stated that when all the Scenic Airways planes were gathered in...
- Billy Parker's Pusher and military jet at Luke Air Force Base
- Unknown
- Arizona -- History -- 1951 -; Airports -- Arizona; Airplanes
- A short formation flight near Luke Air Force Base, the top speed of Parker's Pusher is between 60 and 65 miles per hour and the jet speeds by overhead.
- Winter at Red Butte
- Irving Kravitz
- Airplanes; Aeronautics -- History; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950
- A winter storm arrives at Red Butte Airport.
- 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.
- Alice Jane Quick and friends with F-10 Fokker
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Air Pilots; Women air pilots
- Alice Jane "Kelly" Quick and friends in front of Standard Airlines F-10 Fokker at Sky Harbor Airport in the summer of 1929. This was Quick's first airplane ride and she was leaving for vacation in Los Angeles. She liked it so much that moved to...
- 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.
- Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega at Red Butte
- Irving Kravitz
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937; Airports -- Arizona
- Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega photographed in front of Grand Canyon Airlines hangar at Red Butte Airport.
- Curtiss S-2 wireless scout
- National Archives
- Airplanes; Aircraft, Military -- United States;
- An early racer, the engine is an OX-6 100 horsepower and the airplane could fly 119 miles per hour.
- Fokker tri-motor at Clemenceau
- Marcus Rawlins
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Airplanes
- An F-10 Fokker tri-motor ready for take off on the southeast of the 2500 foot shorter runway at Clemenceau. The stack is almost on the strip's centerline but the pilot has sufficient room to pass on the right. The stack served as an excellent...
- Wiley Post with his "Winnie Mae" at Phoenix Sky Harbor
- Charles Hirst
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Post, Wiley, 1898-1935; Airports -- Arizona -- Phoenix
- Another famous airplane to visit Sky Harbor, Wiley Post and his navigator Harold Gatty broke records and thrilled the world by flying the Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae" around the world in 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes.
- Arizona Air Service fleet at Phoenix Municipal
- Irving Kravitz
- Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona -- Phoenix; Airplanes
- Arizona Air Service Inc. was incorporated by Jack Thornburg and he and Kravitz added another Great Lakes to the fleet. The Great Lakes "Sport" models were good trainers, liked by both instructors and students, and loved by the acrobatic...
- Arizona flying service administration building at Van Buren Airport
- Charles Hirst
- Airports; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950
- Arizona Flying Service administration building and hangar at 24th St. and Van Buren Airport during 1928-1929. The two smaller buildings were purchased from Sam Whitten after the Aerial Pictorial Tour.