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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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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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ADOLPHUS WILLIAM GORTON

 

A.W. Gorton, Ca. 1920s (Source: Heins)
A.W. Gorton, Ca. 1920s (Source: Heins)

 

Adolphus William Gorton (family nickname "Jake") lived a long and illustrious life in aviation on behalf of the U.S. Navy. Gorton was Naval Aviator number 1,720. He was on the leading edge of some of the most exciting, challenging and dangerous aspects of early Naval aviation.

Gorton represented the Navy at air races, winning the Curtiss Marine Trophy Race in1922. As well, he set seven endurance and distance records and was part of the team that developed the methods for hooking fighter aircraft to airships.

Sometime during the 1930s he departed the Navy and went into private industry with Arthur Kudner, Inc. Gorton landed and signed the Parks Airport Register twice. To both landings he flew the Ford transport NC8400. NC8400 was owned by Kudner.

His first landing was on Saturday, February 23, 1930 at 4:35PM. Based at Camden, NJ, he was eastbound to Camden. He noted "Jefferson Hotel" in the remarks column of the Register.

His second visit was four months later on Monday, June 23, 1930 at 9:30AM. This time, based at Philadelphia, PA, his destination was cited as Cleveland, OH. He cited no passenger information at either landing.

With the beginning of WWII, Gorton was recalled to active duty. He was assigned to command the new Banana River Naval Air Station in Florida. I have no information about his personal or non-military flying life.

In addition to his two visits at St. Louis, Gorton also signed the Davis-Monthan Register four times. His full biography with additional photographs and articles is online at the Davis-Monthan Register Web site at the link. A.W. Gorton was born January 29, 1897. He died September 28, 1989 at Merritt Island, FL at age 92.

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