Arizona Aviation History - The Ruth Reinhold Collection

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- Fokker biplane at liberty bond flying circus
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Air Pilots; Aeronautics--Arizona--History; Air Shows
- Unidentifed man with Fokker biplane at the Liberty Bond Flying Circus meet at the Arizona State Fairgrounds
- 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...
- Billy Parker and his dewey scout
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Air Pilots; Air Shows
- Billy Parker ready for takeoff in his Dewey Scout.
- The first airplane in Kingman
- Unknown
- Air Shows; Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950
- One of the three big DH-4 airplanes visiting Kingman from Ellington Air Base, Texas was teh first airplane in Kingman on February 22, 1919. The aircraft gave both Kingman and Oatman their first air shows and the next day flew to Peach Springs and...
- 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.
- 12th aero squadron aircraft at Camp Little
- Unknown
- Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950
- Five 12th Aero Squadron aircraft at Camp Little near Nogales, Arizona.
- Hisso standard biplane at Central and Roanoke airport
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Air Pilots; Airports--Arizona--Phoenix
- Joe Schmitt Jr. at right with an unidentified man in front of his converted Hisso Standard at Central and Roanoke Airport in Phoenix.
- Twin-engine biplane bomber at Yuma
- Unknown
- Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950
- The first multi-engine airplane to land at Yuma. No further information given on original photo but the aircraft is possibly the Curtiss-Martin NBS-1 type, one of four Marine bombers under Captain Gieger that left San Diego for Quantico, Virginia...
- U.S. Army world cruiser Chicago
- Unknown
- Airplanes, Military--History; Arizona--History--1912-1950
- The U.S. Army Douglas World Cruiser Chicago at Tucson Municipal Airport, September 21, 1924.
- Curtiss June Bug
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930
- On July 4, 1908 Glenn Curtiss won the first leg of the Scientific American Trophy flying the June Bug a distance of 5,090 feet. This was the first officially observed and recognized flight in America.
- Curtiss Triad and catapult wire device
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930; Air Pilots
- Lt. Ellyson in a Curtiss A-H perched on an inclined catapult wire device leading downwards to Lake Keuka, New York. On May 8, 1911 the Navy purchased its first machine, a Curtiss Triad and in July 1911, Lt. Ellyson became the first Navy officer...
- 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.
- Wreckage of Lockheed biplane at Gila Bend
- Denham Scott
- Airplanes; Aircraft Accidents; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950
- The Lockheed F-1 at Gila Bend following the failure of its right engine shortly after take off.
- Women with wreckage of Lockheed biplane at Gila Bend
- Denham Scott
- Airplanes; Aircraft Accidents; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950
- Left to right are an unidentified woman, Betty Boyle Smith, and Mrs. U.L. Logan. Smith was a nurse and the wife of Dr. Richard Smith who were spending their vacation hunting and fishing when this accident happened. On account of their help and...
- 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...
- Charles Mayse and Santa Claus in biplane at Douglas
- Lola Mayse
- Aircraft; Air Pilots; Douglas (Ariz.)
- Charles Mayse and Santa Claus bringing Christmas goodies to the Douglas children during the 1923-1924 season. The landing area is a vacant lot near the railroad station. The Shell Oil Co. furnished the gifts in exchange for the advertising on the...
- Wiley Post and family with Lockheed Vega at Phoenix Municipal
- Unknown
- Airplanes; Airports; Post, Wiley, 1898-1935.
- Wiley Post and family with Lockheed Vega at Phoenix Municipal Airport on Christy Road.
- Passengers boarding biplane at Central and Roanoke
- Bernard Whelan
- Airplanes; Airports; Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950
- The elegant and comfortable Reinhart and Whelan's Wright OW-1 Aerial Coupe loading passengers at Central and Roanoke Airport during the winter of 1925-1926.
- 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.