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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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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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JAMES E. GRANGER
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Jim Granger landed twice at Parks Airport. Both times he was going to the air races. His first visit was on Saturday, August 24, 1929 at 5:00PM. He carried wife and fellow Register pilot, Clema Granger, as his sole passenger. They were eastbound from Santa Monica, CA, with Cleveland, OH cited as their destination. They were enroute to the 1929 National Air Races (NAR; August 24-September 2) that used St. Louis as an overnight stop that year. The Aircraft Yearbook does not cite the Grangers actually participating in any event flown during the 1929 NAR. Their business at Cleveland was probably as spectators, and probably to boost their aviation business at Clover Field, Santa Monica.
His second landing was on Friday, August 28, 1931 at 2:55PM. This time he was enroute to the 1931 NAR. Both of his visits to St. Louis were flown in the Butler Blackhawk NC730K. Please direct your browser to the link to learn about this robust airplane.
For an interesting aside, his download (PDF 1.5Mb) will get you a copy of the schedule, prizes and regulations for participants in the 1931 National Air Races. NOTE: this document is not the program for attendees. This is what the racers were given to clarify rules and regulations for all the events, and to describe the prizes to be awarded. This document graciously provided from the collection of Charles Cooper, Winkler County Airport, TX.
Granger was a well-known aviation entrepreneur on the west coast. He and Clema owned and operated at Clover Field an aviation business named J.E. Granger, Inc. Besides maintenance, fueling, storage and other aviation services, they also distributed both Black Hawk and Swallow aircraft.
Jim Granger's biography is linked at the Davis-Monthan Register Web site. This is a wonderfully candid and informative page for Granger, as it was built with the help of his family who shared many photographs and documents celebrating his life in aviation. One of the photos shows Granger with a Butler Blackhawk aircraft, probably NC370K. His biography page includes many other photos and interesting downloads.
James Granger was born on March 22, 1890, in Webster, MA, and died October 4, 1934 at Santa Monica, CA. He was killed in during take off for the 1934 Bendix Trophy Race. He carried Transport pilot certificate T395 and mechanic’s license #814.
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