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Your copy of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register 1925-1936 with all the pilots' signatures and helpful cross-references to pilots and their aircraft is available at the link. 375 pages with black & white photographs and extensive tables

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The Congress of Ghosts (available as eBook) is an anniversary celebration for 2010.  It is an historical biography, that celebrates the 5th year online of www.dmairfield.org and the 10th year of effort on the project dedicated to analyze and exhibit the history embodied in the Register of the Davis-Monthan Airfield, Tucson, AZ. This book includes over thirty people, aircraft and events that swirled through Tucson between 1925 and 1936. It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders. Order your copy at the link.

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Military Aircraft of the Davis Monthan Register 1925-1936 is available at the link. This book describes and illustrates with black & white photographs the majority of military aircraft that landed at the Davis-Monthan Airfield between 1925 and 1936. The book includes biographies of some of the pilots who flew the aircraft to Tucson as well as extensive listings of all the pilots and airplanes. Use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author, while supplies last.

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Art Goebel's Own Story by Art Goebel (edited by G.W. Hyatt) is written in language that expands for us his life as a Golden Age aviation entrepreneur, who used his aviation exploits to build a business around his passion.  Available as a free download at the link.

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Winners' Viewpoints: The Great 1927 Trans-Pacific Dole Race (available as eBook) is available at the link. This book describes and illustrates with black & white photographs the majority of military aircraft that landed at the Davis-Monthan Airfield between 1925 and 1936. The book includes biographies of some of the pilots who flew the aircraft to Tucson as well as extensive listings of all the pilots and airplanes. Use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author, while supplies last.

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Clover Field: The first Century of Aviation in the Golden State (available in paperback) With the 100th anniversary in 2017 of the use of Clover Field as a place to land aircraft in Santa Monica, this book celebrates that use by exploring some of the people and aircraft that made the airport great. 281 pages, black & white photographs.

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TRAVEL AIR NC677K

This airplane is a Travel Air monoplane, model S6000B. A photograph of NC667K from the link is below. I found no information about the airplane at the Smithsonian. It landed at Parks Airport twice. The first visit was on Thursday, January 30, 1930. The pilot was unidentified and no information was cited as to homebase, origin or destination for the trip.

Travel Air NC677K, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Web)
Travel Air NC677K, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Cited Link)

The second landing was on Sunday, March 2, 1930 at 4:50PM. The pilot this time was identified as Henry L. Ogg. He cited his homebase as Jefferson City, MO.

NC677K & Staff, Ca. 1930 (Source: Cited Link)
NC677K & Staff, Ca. 1930 (Source: Cited Link)

 

We are fortunate to have a detailed description of NC667K at the link. This description is lengthy and informative and places the airplane in the context of its owner's business as president of the Automatic Washer Company, which later evolved into the Maytag Corporation. NC677K wore "SMILING THRU" on its fuselage. The entry door, right, of the airplane identified it as the "Private Air Office of its owner.

"Smiling Thru," Popular Aviation, February, 1932 (Source: PA)
"Smiling Thru," Popular Aviation, February, 1932 (Source: PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The owner of NC677K was Harry L. Ogg of Newton, IA (why he identified his homebase as Jefferson City, MO in the Register is unresolved). Although Ogg's name appears as pilot of NC677K in the Parks Airport Register on March 2, 1930, he employed a pilot, Wilford Gerbracht. He also employed a secretary, Katherine McBride. At right, all are pictured, R-L Ogg, McBride and Gerbracht.

At left, from the February, 1932 issue of Popular Aviation (PA) magazine, is an article describing the business use of NC677K. The people above can be seen in the photo.

Ogg and his crew flew "SMILING THRU" until 1933. The airplane went through several owners after its tenure with Ogg. In 1937 it was sold into Mexico and the U.S. registration was cancelled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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