Curtiss Fledgling biplane at Sky Harbor

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CreatorQuick, Alice JanePublisherArizona Historical SocietyBrowse TopicBusiness and IndustryTransportation and TravelSubjectArizona--History--1912-1950Airports--Arizona--PhoenixAirplanesDescriptionOn June 6, 1938, George Quick landed his aircraft at Sky Harbor after a long flight from Fort Worth, Texas where he had purchased it. His was the only known Curtiss Fledgling to operate commercially in Arizona. The original Fledgling was built for Navy competition and the production models gave hundreds of Naval aviation training.Date Original1938Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionArizona Historical SocietyCollectionArizona Aviation History - The Ruth Reinhold CollectionSubcollectionMS FM MSS 14, Series IV: PhotographsRights StatementContact the Arizona Historical Society Library and Archives, Tempe. http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/tempe-archives/

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City or TownPhoenixGeographic FeaturePhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlacePhoenixPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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Acquisition NoteDonated by Ruth ReinholdCall NumberThe Ruth Reinhold Aviation Collection MS FM MSS 14, Series IV: Photographs Box 17 Folder 3IdentifierRRA-AMP122OCLC Number<893220216>Date Digitized2006Digital FormatJPEGDigitizing InstitutionArizona Historical Society

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Curtiss Fledgling biplane at Sky Harbor

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