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    • Williams Flying School hangars at Clemenceau

    • Williams Flying School hangars at Clemenceau

    • Marcus Rawlins

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Airplanes -- Military; World War, 1939-1945 -- History

    • Williams Flying School at Clemenceau Airport just prior to the start of their WTS program in 1943. Doors were installed on the hangar to satisfy government requirements. All school aircraft had to be kept inside at night. The small building to...
    • 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...
    • Fokker Tri-motor at Tucson

    • Fokker Tri-motor at Tucson

    • Unknown

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

    • Western Air Express Fokker tri-motor at Tucson, possibly the first passenger plane to make the flight from Los Angeles International to Tucson Municipal Airport.
    • W.E. Baker securing the flag stop signal at Holbrook airport

    • W.E. Baker securing the flag stop signal at Holbrook airport

    • Unknown

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

    • W.E. Baker securing the flag stop signal at Holbrook, Arizona in 1929. Western Air Express put down for passengers and express "on flag" and sometimes for emergencies. The large canvas marker signified that business was waiting and made an...
    • Powder Puff Derby flight line

    • Powder Puff Derby flight line

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- 1912-1950; Airports -- Arizona; Women air pilots -- History

    • Two of the First Transcontinental Women's Air Race airplanes at Douglas International in August 1930.
    • Tucsonian Yearbook: 1916

    • Tucsonian Yearbook: 1916

    • Tucson High School

    • Tucson High School Yearbooks

    • Tucson High School Yearbook from January 1916: group photos by class and snapshots of school activities; included are creative essays on airplanes and aviation, as well as the well-known and loved Snapshots.
    • Mariposa Ranch near Nogales

    • Mariposa Ranch near Nogales

    • T.M. Wilcon

    • Arizona -- History -- 1951 -; Airports -- Arizona;

    • To the left of runway 24 are the old rifle pits and at the west end of the runway toward the top of the photo is the gravel pit. The airstrip is near what was once called Camp Little Airport.
    • Navy hell divers at Phoenix South Central airport

    • Navy hell divers at Phoenix South Central airport

    • Unknown

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

    • Three Navy Hell Divers centered in front of the Aero Corporation of Arizona hangar at Phoenix South Central Airport. The the far left is Aero Corporation's OX-5 Eaglerock and to the far right is their Hisso Eaglerock.
    • Hangar and flight line at Red Butte

    • Hangar and flight line at Red Butte

    • Jack Miller Williams

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

    • Three Army Air Corps O-2's and Scenic Airways' Ford 4-AT-B at the Grand Canyon Airport during the summer of 1928.
    • Johns Multiplane

    • Johns Multiplane

    • Unknown

    • Airplanes; Aeronautics

    • This unsuccessful experimental aircraft was comprised of seven wings, six ailerons, and three Liberty engines. Created by Herbert Johns, the few reported flights of the aircraft ended ungracefully and the plane was scrapped.
    • Sikorsky S-39 Amphibian on Lake Mead

    • Sikorsky S-39 Amphibian on Lake Mead

    • Walter Douglas

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

    • This S-39-B Sport Amphibian was owned and used by Martin Johnson for his 60,000 miles of flying during an African safari. It was then overhauled and purchased by Walter Douglas for his Grand Canyon Boulder Dam Tours operations.
    • "White Cafe" Fokker tri-motor at Clemenceau

    • "White Cafe" Fokker tri-motor at Clemenceau

    • Marcus Rawlins

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

    • This picture and two others of the flying billboard is dated 1934. There were White Cafes in Clarkdale, Flagstaff, and Prescott and most larger communities in the state had Chrysler dealers so this was a worthwhile venture for the unknown owners...
    • Early two horse hitch glider

    • Early two horse hitch glider

    • Stovekin, Leo

    • Aeronautics--Arizona--History; Airplanes

    • This early glider still requires help from the horses to coax the machine into the air. The crew from far left is Ben Goodsell, the three Bowdens, and to far right is Judge Forte.

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