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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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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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ARTHUR FISBECK "Art" FOULKES
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Arthur Foulkes was born February 25, 1903. He had a too-short life. He was killed an a mid-air crash on August 10, 1930, barely six months after he landed at Parks Airport. More on that below. At right Foulkes is pictured, center, as a freshman in his 1923 University of Michigan yearbook. Below, a photo from findagrave.com captures him within a year or two of his death.
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The 1910 U.S. Census, his first, placed Foulkes living in Terre Haute, INat age 7. He lived with his father, George (age 47), and mother, Clara (44). He also lived with one older brother and sister, and one younger sister. Also in the household was Clara Melton (39), a servant. His father's occupation was coded as "Real Estate Manager."
In 1920, the Census listed him at 17 living with his mother, father, older brother and younger sister. His older sister and the family servant were moved on. His sister was married, and would pass away the week before her brother, as documented below. His father's occupation was now coded as "Road Contractor."
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Between the 1920 and 1930 Census, Foulkes and his airplane appeared in the news, right.
By the 1930 Census taken on April 2nd, his life had changed significantly. He was married to Katherine Ann Phillips (30), and they had one son, George Arthur (5, b 12/28/24, m. 1948). They had a housekeeper living with them, Kathryn Conklin (18).They owned their home at 1819 South 6th Street, Terre Haute. That address today is in a neighborhood of modest, single-family homes. His occupation was coded as "Manager, Concrete Co." Nothing was mentioned about aviation. In fact, the Terre Haute city directory for 1929 listed his father as president of the American Concrete Company and Art was the manager.
Foulkes visited and signed the Register at East St. Louis on Monday, July 28, 1930 at 6:15PM. He had about two weeks to live. He flew the American Eagle NC806E, S/N 373. He did not identify passengers. He was based at Terra Haute, IN and noted his destination back to Terra Haute. "Top overhaul" was written in remarks column of the Register. Whether he had that maintenance performed at Parks Airport, or he was breaking in his new cylinders by making a 330-mile round trip to East St. Louis was not clear. A photograph of NC806E is below courtesy of Bob Woodling. The photo might be in conjunction with the air tour described in the article above. The people in the photo are unidentified, as is the date. Dresser Field no longer exists.
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The Terre Haute Saturday Spectator of April 5, 1929 documented a flight made by Foulkes from Kansas City to Cincinnati, OH, left. The article suggests that Foulkes was a relatively new pilot and was taking flight instruction in Kansas City. It is not clear if NC806E was the American Eagle he flew to Parks.
His intention was to in a short time establish an American Eagle agency in Terre Haute. His wife and child are mentioned in the last sentence.
Below, the Saturday Spectator of August 1, 1930 describes his purchase of a small, single-place Amercan Eaglet. The article mentions a 35HP engine, but there were no 35HP Eaglets, only 30 (Model 230) and 40HP (Model 231).
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He didn't get to fly his Eaglet much if at all. He suffered a mid-air collision and was killed along with another pilot on August 10, 1930. The circumstances of the crash were documented in the Logansport (IN) Pharos Tribune, August 10,1930, below left.
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His death certificate dated August 10th is below.
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Although he survived the crash and made to the hospital, his injuries and shock were so severe, he succumbed to them at about 9:30PM. His grave marker is below, right.
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The Saturday Spectator of August 16, 1930 saw fit to draft a sincere exposition of the meaning of the losses of both pilots to their families. The loss of the oldest Foulkes daughter just a week earlier must have been especially difficult.
The other pilot, Bernard Allen, was an only son. Interestingly, Allen is likely the pilot who landed at Parks Airport around July 3-4, 1930. Although I haven't done a complete analysis, perhaps this is one of the few fatal incidents involving two Register pilots.
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