KEY: WL = Webmaster's Library, KC = Kindle-Compatible

NAVY REFERENCES

Allard, Dean C., M. Crawley, and M. Edmison.  1979.  U.S. Naval History Sources in the United States. Washington: Naval History Division. 235 pp.

Armstrong, William J. Aircraft Go to Sea: A Brief History of Aviation in the U.S. Navy. Aerospace Historian 25 (Summer/June 1978): 79-91.

____. United States Naval Aviation History: A Guide to the Sources. Aerospace Historian 27 (Summer/June 1980): 109-112.

Arthur, Reginald W.  1967.  Contact! Volume One.  Careers of U.S. Naval Aviators Assigned Numbers 1 to 2000. Washington: Naval Aviator Register. 612 pp.

Bureau of Aeronautics Newsletter. 1917-1942. Naval Historical Center. Aviation History Branch. Available at reasonable cost as PDF files on 6 CDs from this source. WL

Caiden, Martin. 1960. Golden Wings: A Pictorial History of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Air.  Bramhall House, NY. 232 pp. WL

Coletta, Paolo E.  1988.  A Selected and Annotated Bibliography of American Naval History. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America. 523 pp.

Department of the Navy.  NAVWEPS 00-80P-1, United States Naval Aviation 1910-1960.  U.S. Govt. Printing Office. Washington, DC. 239 pp. (Ieft) WL

____.  NAVAIR 00-80P-1, United States Naval Aviation 1910-1970.  U.S. Govt. Printing Office. Washington, DC. 440 pp. WL

____.  NAVAIR 00-80P-1, United States Naval Aviation 1910-1980.  U.S. Govt. Printing Office. Washington, DC. 547 pp. WL

Dyer, George C. 1962.  Naval Logistics. 2nd ed. Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute. 367 pp.

Eller, Ernest M. Naval Strategy, Some Material and Moral Aspects. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 65 (July 1939): 945-957.

Grossnick, R. A. & W.J. Armstrong.  1997.  United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1995.  Naval Historical Center. 811 pages. WL

Gurney, Gene.  1965.  A Chronology of World Aviation.  Watts Aerospace Library.  Franklin Watts, Inc.  NY, NY.  245 pages. WL

Hansen, James R. 1989. Aviation History in the Wider View. Technology and Culture, July.

Hone, Thomas C. Spending Patterns of the United States Navy, 1921-1941. Armed Forces and Society (Spring 1982): 443-462.

Horn, Maurice (ed.). 1996. 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York : Gramercy Books.

Hyatt, G.W.  2007. The Register of the Davis-Monthan Aviation Field With Cross-References to the Pilots Who Landed There and Their Aircraft.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  323 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1. WL -->

____  2007. Military Aircraft of the Davis-Monthan Airfield 1925-1936.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  160 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a signed copy). ISBN 978-0-9843074-2-5. WL

Johnson, Brian. 1981.  Fly Navy: The History of Naval Aviation. New York: William Morrow & Co. 383 pp.

Larkins, Wm. 1961.  U.S. Navy Aircraft, 1921-1941. Concord, Calif.: Aviation History Publications, 391 pp. WL

Lautenschlager, Karl. Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare. International Security 8 (Fall 1983): 3-51.

Lindley, John M. Wings Over the Ocean. Naval Aviation News (August-November 1977, January 1978-December 1978).

Martinek, Frank V.  1934.  Don Winslow, U.S.N., in Ceylon with Kwang, Celebrated Chinese
Detective.  Chicago: Rosenow.  258 pp. WL

MacDonald, Scot.  1964.  Evolution of Aircraft Carriers. Washington: GPO. 73 pp.

Reynolds, Clark G. Writing on Naval Flying. Aerospace Historian 31 (Spring/March 1984): 21-29.

Robison, Samuel S., and M.L. Robison.  1942.  A History of Naval Tactics From 1530 to 1930: The Evolution of Tactical Maxims. Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute. 956 pp.

Rosenberg, David A. Officer Development in the Interwar Navy: Arleigh Burke-The Making of a Naval Professional 1919-1940. Pacific Historical Review 44 (November 1975): 503-526.

Sitz, W.H. 1930. A History of U.S. Naval Aviation. Technical Note No. 18, Series of 1930.  U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics.  U.S. Govt. Printing Office.  Washington, DC.  52 pp.

Smith, Myron J.  1974.  The American Navy, 1918-1941: A Bibliography. American Naval Bibliography, Vol. 5. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow. 429 pp.

Sweetman, Jack. The U.S. Naval Academy: An Illustrated History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1979. 289 pp.

U.S. Office of Naval Operations.  1957.  The Steam Catapult: Its History and Operation. Washington: GPO. 64 pp.

U.S. National Historical Publications Commission. A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States. Edited by Philip M. Hamer. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1961. 775 pp.

U.S. Naval Institute.  Notable Naval Books: The First 100 Years, 1873-1973. Proceedings 99 (October 1973): 151-158.

U.S. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation.  Navy Directory: Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.  Washington: GPO, 1908-1942.

Van Wyen, Adrian O.  1947.  The Aeronautical Board, 1916-1947. Washington: GPO. 74 pp.

Wells, Tom H.  1960.  Commodore Moore and the Texas Navy. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press. 218 pp.

Williams, Jerome, J.J. Higginson, and J. D. Rohrbough.  1968.  Sea & Air: The Naval Environment. Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute. 338 pp.

Woodridge, E.T. The Golden Age Remembered: U.S. Naval Aviation, 1919-1941.  U.S. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD.  323 pages.

Newspapers:

February 23, 1928. Air Crashes Laid to Pilots By Naval Chief. Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA. WL

July 18, 1928.  The Wasp of the Navy’s Fleet.  Arizona Daily Star.  Tucson, AZ. WL

August 16, 1928.  235 Planes Mass in Air Over San Diego.  Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA. WL

June 4, 1936. Roosevelt Signs Big Navy Bill Into Law.  Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA. WL

November 5, 1936.  Navy Ships Due for Bridge Fete.  The Times and Daily News Leader, San Mateo, CA. WL

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MARINE CORPS REFERENCES

Hyatt, G.W.  2007. The Register of the Davis-Monthan Aviation Field With Cross-References to the Pilots Who Landed There and Their Aircraft.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  323 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1. WL

____  2007. Military Aircraft of the Davis-Monthan Airfield 1925-1936.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  160 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a signed copy). ISBN 978-0-9843074-2-5. WL -->

Johnson, Edward C . 1977. Marine Corps Aviation: The Early Years 1912-1940. HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, U. S . MARINE CORPS, WASHINGTON, DC . 116 pp. This book is available as a PDF download (7.4MB) here.

Larkins, Wm. 1959. U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft 1914-1959. Aviation History Publications, Concord, CA. 203 pp. WL

February 21, 1928.  Marine Type Plane Lands at New Field.  Arizona Daily Star.  Tucson, AZ. (cites Curtiss A-6969) WL

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ARMY (AND AIR FORCE) REFERENCES

Benton, Jeffrey C. 1999.They Served Here: Thirty-three Maxwell Men. Air University Press. Maxwell Air Force Base. Montgomery, AL. 81pp. WL

Boyne, Walter J. 2003. Question Mark. Air Force Magazine. March. pp. 66-71. WL

Copp, Dewitt S. 2003. Frank M. Andrews: Marshall's Airman. Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.). Diane Publishing Co. ISBN 1428990070, 9781428990074. 28 pp. This book is readable online here.

Ellis, Peter S.H. 2000. HALE’S HANDFUL…UP FROM THE ASHES: The Forging of the Seventh Air Force from the Ashes of Pearl Harbor to the Triumph of V-J Day. Master's Thesis Presented To The Faculty Of the School Of Advanced Airpower Studies. Air University. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 145 pp.

Finney, Robert T. 1955. "History of the Air Corps Tactical School 1920-1940". USAF Historical Studies #100. PDF 4.3MB, 96pp. WL

Futrell, Robert F. 1989. "Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1907-1960". (Volume I). Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. PDF 32MB, 675pp. WL

Hennessy, Juliette A. 1985. The United States Army Air Arm, April 1861 - April 1917. Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, DC. PDF 63MB, 260 pp. WL

Hyatt, G.W.  2007. The Register of the Davis-Monthan Aviation Field With Cross-References to the Pilots Who Landed There and Their Aircraft.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  323 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1. WL

____  2007. Military Aircraft of the Davis-Monthan Airfield 1925-1936.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  160 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a signed copy). ISBN 978-0-9843074-2-5. WL

Maurer, Maurer. 1987. Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939. United States Air Force Historical Research Center. Office of Air Force History. United States Air Force. Washington, D.C. 625 pp. 105MB. Appendix 10 of this book, entitled, "Aircraft in Use in the U.S. Army 1919-1939", pp. 483-531, illustrates the majority of the U.S. Army fixed wing aircraft used during the period (138 B&W photographs). WL

Meilinger, Phillip S. 2000. Hoyt S. Vandenberg: The Life of a General. Air Force History and Museums Program. PDF 19MB, 287pp. WL

Shiner, J.S. 1983. Foulois and the U.S. Army Air Corps 1931-1935. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. Diane Publishing, 1983. PDF 44MB, 346pp. WL

Simpson, Albert F. (Ed.). 1970. "The World War I Diary of Col. Frank P. Lahm, Air Service, A.E.F." Historical Research Division, Aerospace Studies Institute, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. PDF 13MB, 286pp. NOTE: as of 03/06/10 this link is broken.

Smith, Richard. 1998. Seventy-Five Years of Inflight Refueling: Highlights, 1923-1998. Air Force History and Museums Program. PDF 288 kB, 90 pp.

USAF Historical Division Research Studies Institute. 1962. " A Preliminary List of U.S. Air Force Aces 1917-1953." USAF Historical Study #73. PDF 1.4MB, 48pp.

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CIVIL REFERENCES

Adams, B.D. "Two Texans Break a Record". Air Transportation. June 8, 1929. WL

Bilstein, Roger. 2001. Flight in America: From the Wrights to the Astronauts, 3rd Ed. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, MD. ISBN 0801866855. (Signed by author Bilstein). WL

Bowden, Terry. 2007. The Gardner Trophy Air Races, May 1929, Part 1. AAHS Journal. 52:3. pp. 222-229. WL

Cosgrove, C.B. III, M. Gerow, E. Russell and G.W. Hyatt. 2007. “Three New Historic Aviation Photograph and Document Collections.” AAHS Journal. 52.4 (Winter, 2007), pp. 291-303 (PDF 785KB). Paper presented simultaneously at the Conference of Historic Aviation Writers, Memphis, TN October 19-21, 2007. WL

Eney, John. 2008. "Civil Aircraft Colors". Skyways #85. pp. 3-10. Includes color charts for Berryloid pigmented dopes. WL

Francis, Devon. 1973. "Mr. Piper and His Cubs". Ames Iowa State Univ Press. 278pp. (signed by William T. Piper, Jr.) WL

Glines, C.V. 1995. Roscoe Turner: Aviation's Master Showman. Smithsonian History of Aviation Series. Washington, DC. 340 pp. ISBN: 1-56098-798-7. WL

Gunther, Carl R. 2009. Harold F. Pitcairn: Aviator, Inventor, and Developer of the Autogiro. Bryn Athyn College Press, Bryn Athyn, PA. 729 pp. WL

Hyatt, G.W.  2007. The Register of the Davis-Monthan Aviation Field With Cross-References to the Pilots Who Landed There and Their Aircraft.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  323 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1. WL

____ 2007. Art Goebel’s Own Story by Art Goebel.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  60 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-1-8. WL

____ 2009. Winners' Viewpoints: The Great 1927 Trans-Pacific Dole Race. CafePress.com. Louisville, KY. 172 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-3-2. WL --->

Hyatt, G.W. 2004. “Women of the Golden Age: Their Airplanes and Their Spirits Still Live!” Sport Aviation. 53:3, March 2004. pp. 48-56. 1.58MB PDF. WL

____  2006. “Standard Air Lines: A Productivity and Operations History for Davis-Monthan Aviation Field, 1927-1930.” AAHS Journal.51:1.  Spring, 2006. WL

_____ 2010. "The Congress of Ghosts." Skyways: The Journal of the Airplane 1920-1940. Volume 90, April, 2010. Pp. 22-26.

Mola, Roger A. 2006. "Show Me the Way to Go Home". Air & Space. August-September. pp. 54-57.

Rust, Ken. 1986. "Early Airlines: Hard Times and New Airlines"Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society. 31: 3. 172 ff.

Smith, Frank Kingston. 1981. Legacy of Wings: The Harold F. Pitcairn Story. T.D. Associates. Lafayette Hill, PA. 371 pp. WL

Tordoff, Dirk. 2002. Mercy Pilot: The Joe Crosson Story. Epicenter Press. 224 pages. ISBN-13: 9780970849373.

Underwood, John. 1984. Madcaps, Millionaires and 'Mose'. Heritage Press, Glendale, CA. 144pp. (signed by author Underwood) WL

____ 2007. Grand Central Air Terminal. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, SC. 127pp. (signed by author Underwood) WL

Wissolik, Richard David, David Wilmes & Mary Ann Mogus. 2001. A Place in the Sky: A History of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, 1919-2001.  SVC Northern Appalachian Studies.  ISBN 1885851170, 9781885851178. 225 pp.

September 23, 1927.  Eagle of Atlantic to be City’s Guest Today.  Arizona Daily Star.  Tucson, AZ. WL

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WOMEN IN AVIATION

Your Webmaster (L) & Author Gene Nora Jessen 10/20/07 (Source: Webmaster)

Bruce, Mary Victor. 1977. Nine Lives Plus: Record-breaking on Land, Sea, and in the Air. Pelham Books: London. ISBN 0 7207 0974 1.

Doyle, Lorraine O'Donnell. 2001. Second to None: The Story of Lloyd & Gladys O'Donnell and the 1929 Women's Air Derby. LOD. Box 1109, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. 184pp. (signed by author O'Donnell). WL

England, J. Merton & Joseph Reither. "Women Pilots With the AAF, 1941-1944". Army Air Forces Historical Studies #55. March, 1946. PDF 133 pp., 4.6MB. WL

Hyatt, G.W. 2004. “Women of the Golden Age: Their Airplanes and Their Spirits Still Live!” Sport Aviation. 53:3, March 2004. pp. 48-56. 1.58MB PDF. WL

Jessen, Gene Nora.  2002.  The Powder Puff Derby of 1929.  Sourcebooks, Inc.  Naperville, IL. (p. 171). See an image of the author, right. You may order this book here: WL

or here. Author Jessen was a member of the original "Mercury 13": women who, in 1961, were chosen for astronaut training.Their training was, unfortunately, cancelled.

Kessler, Lauren. 2000. The Happy Bottom Riding Club. Random House, NY. ISBN 0-375-50124-X. Biography of Pancho Barnes. WL

Monday, Travis. 2005. Wings, Wasp & Warriors. Lulu.com. 212pp. ISBN 1411658833, 9781411658837. Available for review online here.

Oakes, Claudia M. 1985. United States Women in Aviation 1930-1939. Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space, Number 6. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (PDF 3.8MB) WL

Jaros, Dean. 1993. Heroes Without Legacy: American Airwomen, 1912-1944. University Press of Colorado. Niwot, CO. 265 pp. WL

The Ninety-Nines. 1996. The Ninety-Nines: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Turner Publishers, Paducah, KY. 264 pp. ISBN 1-56311-203-5. WL

Planck, Charles E. 1942. Women with Wings. Harper & Brothers. New York. 333 pp. (signed by author Planck). WL

Schultz, Barbara. 1996. Pancho. Little Buttes Publishing Co., Lancaster, CA. 243 pp. ISBN 0-9652181-0-4. Biography of Pancho Barnes. WL

Tate, Grover Ted. 1984. The Lady Who Tamed Pegasus. Maverick. 104 pp. ISBN 0-89288-092-9. Biography of Pancho Barnes. WL

Turner, Betty Stagg. 2001. Out of the Blue and Into History: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII. Aviatrix Publishing, Inc. Arlington Heights, IL. 576 pp. (signed by author Stagg). WL

Veca, Donna & Skip Mazzio, 1987. Just Plane Crazy. Aviation Book Company, Glendale, CA ISBN 0-940997-01-0. This book is a biography of Bobbi Trout. (signed by Bobbi Trout). WL

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AIR TRANSPORT REFERENCES

Carlson, Erik. 2003. Carl G. Cromwell and Cromwell Airlines: The Dawn of Commercial Aviation in West Texas, 1928-1931. The West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, Vol. LXXIX October. pp 89 -105. WL

Fulton, Ken. 1994. Fokker Commercial Aircraft: From the F.1 of 1918 to the Fokker 100 of Today. Fokker Public Relations Netherlands. 212pp.

Hyatt, G.W.  2007. The Register of the Davis-Monthan Aviation Field With Cross-References to the Pilots Who Landed There and Their Aircraft.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  323 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1. WL

____  2007. Military Aircraft of the Davis-Monthan Airfield 1925-1936.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  160 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a signed copy). ISBN 978-0-9843074-2-5. WL

____  2006. “Standard Air Lines: A Productivity and Operations History for Davis-Monthan Aviation Field, 1927-1930.” AAHS Journal.51:1.  Spring, 2006. 670KB PDF. WL

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JOURNALS

Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society.

Skyways: The Journal of the Airplane 1920-1940.

British journal FLIGHT 1909-2004.

Singer, Bayla. 1998. Engineering Success: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft,1925-1940. Business and Economic History. 27:1 ,Fall,1998.

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COLLECTIONS

Aircraft Year Book (right). Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Inc. New York, NY. Events, technological advances, political and financial issues related to aviation, and happenings for the previous year are reported in each annual volume. The volumes specifically referred to on this website range from 1926-1937. As of January 2009, the Google digital book project has a couple of these volumes online in readable form (and downloadable as PDF files!). For example, the volume for 1919 is here. WL

Biographical Dossiers for pilots reviewed by me in the archives of the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC. Click here for the PDF list (45KB). WL

Listings of Non-Prefixed and Non-Suffixed Aircraft ("Data Cards") in the archives of the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC. These are literally 8.5" x 11" formatted cards that have summaries of the chain of custody through the years for individual aircraft (one aircraft per card). Where additional information is required, you may be able to order the full record directly from the FAA. The costs are very reasonable.

Juptner, Joseph. 1962-1981. U.S. Civil Aircraft. Volumes 1-9. Aero Publishers, Inc. Fallbrook, CA. (left). The sine qua non for information about early U.S. aircraft. I have seen reprints of these nine volumes at air shows for $450, but you can probably pick up originals piecemeal online for a lot less. WL

Smithsonian Annals of Flight Series.

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SPECIALTY VOLUMES

Airport Directory Company. 1933. Airports and Established Landing Fields in the United States, 1933 Edition. Hackensack, NJ. 250+40 pp. WL

Allen, Richard S. 1988. Revolution in the Sky: The Lockheeds of Aviation's Golden Age. Orion Books, NY. 253 pp. Author Richard Sanders Allen died June 30, 2008 at the age of 91 in Lewiston, Idaho. His book is the definitive source for early Lockheeds. His files on the registration records for early Lockheed aircraft are maintained at the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC. They were extremely useful while building Web pages for some of the 96 Lockheed aircraft recorded in the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register. WL

Bureau of Aeronautics Newsletter. 1917-1942. Naval Historical Center. Aviation History Branch. Available as PDF files on 6 CDs from this source. WL

Cohen, Hal L. (Ed.) 1969. 1922 Montgomery Ward Catalogue (Reprint). H.C. Publishers, Inc. 670 pp. SBN 87637-132-2. Want a fedora for $2.95? An extra long, blanket-lined moleskin coat for $5.95? Then this is the book for you. WL

Dade, George C. and Frank Strnad. 1989. Picture History of Aviation on Long Island, 1908-1938. Dover Publications, New York. 173 pp. (New York Area Airports). WL

deVries, John A. 1994. Alexander Eaglerock: A History of Alexander Aircraft Company. Wolfgang Publishers. Colorado Springs, CO. 148 pp. WL

Dutton, Wm. W. 1949. DuPont: One Hundred and Forty Years. Charles Scribner's Sons. NY. 403pp. WL WL

Fleet, Dorothy. 1964. Our Flight to Destiny. Vantage Press, NY. 193 pp. Library of Congress No. 79-182209. (Reuben H. Fleet)

Forden, Lesley. 1972. The Ford Air Tours 1925-1931: A Complete Narrative and Pictorial History of the Seven National Air Tour Competitions for the Edsel B. Ford Reliability Trophy. THE NOTTINGHAM PRESS. Available for sale or download here. WL

Forden, Lesley. 1986. Glory Gamblers: The Story of the Dole Race. Nottingham Press. Alameda, CA. 194 pp. ISBN: 0-913958-03-04. (Signed by author Forden). WL

Granville, J.I. 2000. Farmers Take Flight. Copy Cat Print Shop, Springfield, MA, ISBN 0-9702493-1-4. (Signed by author Granville). WL

Halliburton, Richard. 19

Hatfield, David D. 1971. Aeroplane Scrapbook No. 2: 1911-1939. Northrop University Press. Inglewood, CA. 280 pp. WL

Hatfield, David D. 1973. Los Angeles Aeronautics: 1920-1929. Northrop University Press. Inglewood, CA. 224 pp. WL

Hatfield, David D. 1975. Aeroplane Scrapbook No. 3: 1911-1941. Northrop University Press. Inglewood, CA. 246 pp. WL

Hatfield, David D. 1976. Aeroplane Scrapbook No. 1: 1910-1941. Northrop University Press. Inglewood, CA. 282 pp. (right) WL

Hatfield, David D. 1976. Pioneers of Aviation. Northrop University Press. Inglewood, CA. 204 pp. WL

Hoagland, Roland W., Ed. 1932. Blue Book of Aviation. The Hoagland Company, Publishers, Los Angeles, CA. 292 pp. WL

Hyatt, G.W.  2007. The Register of the Davis-Monthan Aviation Field With Cross-References to the Pilots Who Landed There and Their Aircraft.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  323 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1. WL

____ 2007. Art Goebel’s Own Story by Art Goebel.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  60 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-1-8. WL

____  2007. Military Aircraft of the Davis-Monthan Airfield 1925-1936.  CafePress.com.  Louisville, KY.  160 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a signed copy). ISBN 978-0-9843074-2-5. WL

____ 2009. Winners' Viewpoints: The Great 1927 Trans-Pacific Dole Race. CafePress.com. Louisville, KY. 172 pages. Purchasing this book supports the research and development of www.dmairfield.org. (use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author). ISBN 978-0-9843074-3-2. WL

Jeppesen, Richard. 2008. Jeppesen: A Biography By His Son. Xlibris Corporation. 580pp. ISBN 978-1-4363-0718-5. (signed by the author). WL

Lane, Spencer. 2002. First World Flight: The Odyssey of Billy Mitchell. U.S. Press. 408 pp. ISBN: 0-9710110-0-1. (Signed by author Lane). Author Lane has a few books left for sale at the link. WL

Matowitz, Thomas G., Jr. 2005.Cleveland's National Air Races. Arcadia Publishing Co. Charleston, SC. 128 pp. ISBN 0-7385-3996-1.

McClure, Marion. 1998. Bloomington, Illinois Aviation 1920, 1930, 1940. StarNet. Bloomington, IL. 86 pp. WL

Phillips, Edward H. 2006. Stearman Aircraft: A Detailed History. Specialty Press. North Branch, MN. 215pp. ISBN 978-1-58007-087-4. WL

Plehinger, Russ. 1989. Marathon Flyers. Harlo, Detroit. 192 pp. This book is available here. Or you can contact Russ directly here: 4550 Duerr Road, Orchard Park, New York 14127. He sells his book at $17 postpaid.  WL

Reinhold, Ruth. 1982. Sky Pioneering: Arizona in Aviation History. U. of Arizona Press. Tucson, AZ. 232 pp. WL

Scheppler, Robert H. 1988. Pacific Air Race. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. 148 pp. ISBN 0-87474-832-1. WL

Shiffer Military History Book. 1998. Spalding Aviator's Clothing & Equipment in the 1920s-1930s. Shiffer Publishing Company. Atglen, PA. ISBN 0-7643-0403-8. 36 pp. WL

Shock, James R. & D.R. Smith. 1977. The Goodyear Airships. Airship International Press. Bloomington, IL. ISBN 0-9711637-0-7. WL

Underwood, John. 1984. Madcaps, Millionaires and "Mose". Heritage Press. Glendale, CA. 144 pp. (Signed by author Underwood). A photograph of John with your Webmaster is here. WL

_____. 2006. Grand Central Air Terminal. Arcadia Publishing. 127 pp. (Signed by author Underwood). WL

U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Air Commerce. January 1, 1937. Descriptions of Airports and Landing Fields in the United States. Airway Bulletin No. 2. U.S. Govt. Printing Office. Washington, DC. 222 pp. WL

Wagner, Ray. 1968. American Combat Aircraft. 2nd Ed. Doubleday & Co. Garden City, NY. 442 pp. ISBN 0-385-04134-9. WL

Wynne, H. Hugh 1987. The Motion Picture Pilots And Hollywood's Classic Aviation Movies. Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., Missoula, MT. 184 pp. ISBN 0-933126-85-9. WL

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BOOKS PUBLISHED BY OUR REGISTER PILOTS AND PASSENGERS

Bruce, Mary Victor. 1977. Nine Lives Plus: Record-breaking on Land, Sea, and in the Air. Pelham Books: London. ISBN 0 7207 0974 1.

Buck, Robert N. 2002. North Star Over My Shoulder. Simon & Schuster. NY. 446 pp. WL

_____. 1970. Weather Flying. Macmillan Co. NY. WL

Caldwell, C.C. 1943. Air Power and Total War. COWARD-MCCANN INC, New York.

_____. 1947. Henry Ford. Julian Messner, NY.

Earhart, Amelia. 1932. The Fun of It. Academy Chicago Publishers. Chicago, IL. 218 pp. ISBN 0-915864-55-X. WL

Hawks, Frank. 1931 Speed. Brewer, Warren & Putnam. New York. 314pp.

Heath, Lady Mary & Stella Murray Wolfe. 1929. Women and Flying. Long. London.

Lindbergh, Charles. 1953. The Spirit of St. Louis. Charles Scribner's Sons, NY. WL

Lund, Freddie (with L. Blythe). 1931. "Freddy Lund -- Exhibition Thriller". Popular Aviation. December, 1931.

Miller, John M. 2002. Flying Stories: A Chronicle of Aviation History from Jennys to Jets by the Pilot Who Flew Through It All. Published by The American Bonanza Society; available from them at www.bonanza.org . Follow their Marketplace link. WL

Nichols, Ruth. 1957. Wings for Life. J.B. Lippincott, NY. 317 pp. WL

Owen, Bessie. 1941. Aerial Vagabond. Liveright Publishing Corporation, NY. 260 pp. (signed by author Owen). WL

Tomlinson, D.W. "Tommy". 1930. The Sky's the Limit. Macrae, Smith Company, Philadelphia, PA.

_____. 1933. "Who Wants to Jump?" Western Flying. April. pp. 8-9.

von Koenig-Warthausen, Baron F.K. 1930. Wings Around the World, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 185pp. (right) WL

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PDF DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE

PLEASE NOTE: Some of these downloads have been tested with eReaders and found compatible and readable on those devices. If you download and install them on your favorite brand of eReader, I'm interested in your results. Please take a second to let me KNOW and I'll share your experience on this page. (KC = Kindle-compatible)

Courtesy of Your Webmaster

"Art Goebel's Own Story" 2010 is the fifth anniversary year of the Web site www.dmairfield.org. Likewise, 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of your Webmaster's labors on behalf of the Register that is the focus of this Web site. We celebrate this double anniversay year with a free book download. Please click the link to acquire your own copy of "Art Goebel's Own Story" (PDF 5.5MB). This file should open and read just like any PDF file. You need a recent version of the free Adobe Reader available at the Adobe homepage.

"The Congress of Ghosts." Article published by your Webmaster in Skyways: The Journal of the Airplane 1920-1940. Volume 90, April, 2010. Pp. 22-26. PDF 2.5MB.

BOOK REVIEW for "Winners' Viewpoints: The Great 1927 Trans-Pacific Dole Race" is available at the link. Permission is hereby granted to use this text and image, as is, without changes in wording, preserving hyperlinks, in other print or Web publications. 65 KB PDF, about 550 words.

Calendar for 1925-1936. Annual calendars by month that cover 1925-1936, the dates that the Davis-Monthan Register lay open at the Airfield in Tucson. 81KB. KC.

List of Biographical Dossiers from the National Air & Space Museum (NASM) Archives as they relate to the pilots and passengers of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register. I make this list available for site visitors who may want to contact the NASM with a biographical file number to obtain original information about any of the Register people on the list. The dossier number follows each person's name. People listed alphabetically. If the NASM files have one shortcoming, it is the fact that most of the original newspaper clippings in them are unsourced and undated. The second link contains NASM Archives contact information. 45KB. List is KC.

List of Unsolicited Testimonials from visitors to www.dmairfield.org. See what other visitors to dmairfield.org had to say about the site. To protect the privacy of my visitors, this is an anonymous list. <30KB. KC.

1931 Air Races Schedule & Prizes. 1.5MB.

History of the Davis-Monthan Municipal Aviation Field. U.S. government document. 17.2MB.

1928 National Air Tour booklet written by John Livingston. 505KB.

NC788V article from Vintage Airplane, March 2004. 231KB.

Why N? A description of US aircraft registration coding. Courtesy of the American Aviation Historical Society Journal. 135KB.

"Women of the Golden Age: Their Airplanes and Their Spirits Still Live!” Article published by your Webmaster, March 2004. 1.58MB. Not Kindle-compatible in its current form.

“Standard Air Lines: A Productivity and Operations History for Davis-Monthan Aviation Field, 1927-1930.” Article published by your Webmaster, Spring 2006. 670KB.

"Three New Historic Aviation Photograph and Document Collections". Click the link to download your own PDF copy. The paper, published in the Winter, 2007 issue of the American Aviation Historical Society Journal, presents to fellow aviation historians the Cosgrove Collection, Gerow Collection and Russell Collection images and documents available for view on dmairfield.org. This paper was presented sumultaneously at the Conference of Historic Aviation Writers, Memphis, TN October 19-21, 2007. 785KB

Program for the 80th Anniversary Celebration of the Davis-Monthan Airfield. 3.9MB.

McClure, Marion. 1998. Bloomington, Illinois Aviation 1920, 1930, 1940. StarNet. Bloomington, IL. 86 pp. 23MB.

USAAC Maintenance Records for Lockheed Sirius NR8494 (aka 32-232) via Tim Kalina.

Pilot Flight Log, 1929-1942, for John Livingston 58 pages, 254MB.

Tubis, Harry. 1984. Photogrammetric Pioneers: George J. DeGarmo, Jr. Photogrammetry Engineering and Remote Sensing. 50:9. pp. 1257-1290. This article references our Lockheed Vega NC858E. Four pages, 1.2MB.

Courtesy of the Cooper Collection

1927 Air Races Schedule & Prizes. Like the one used by pilot Paul Richter. 12.3MB.

1930 Spartan School of Aeronautics advertising brochure and pamphlet. 6.9MB.

Nicholas-Beazley NB-4 Brochure, ca. 1930-31. 1.3MB.

1931 Nicholas-Beazley Catalog Big, but worth it! 15MB.

1932 Monocoupe Sales Brochure 2.6MB.

1934 Fairchild Brochure 1.75MB.

Courtesy of the Granger Family

"The Golden Age of Local Air Racing" (PDF 416 KB) is a biographical sketch of James E. Granger. This account, authored by Granger's son Norman, is one of the best things that has come through my monitor since I started this project.  It has veracity and passion that are missing from your common news clips, articles and such.  How great to read something written in simple, un-hyperbolic language by an eye witness.  Especially by the kin of two of the best-known players (I include Granger's wife and fellow Register pilot Clema) in west coast Golden Age flying.

Courtesy of Ruth Richter Holden

Northrop Alpha NC11Y Restoration Article 19.6MB. Documents the restoration of the subject Register airplane.

Courtesy of Roger Bailey and the St. Lawrence County (NY) Historical Association

Bailey, Roger. 2008. Dwight Church: The Flying Photographer and His Real Photo Postcards. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association Quarterly. October, 2008. 53:4. pp. 4-39. (4.2MB). This article describes the life of one owner of one of our Register airplanes, the Monosport NC113K. As well as an excellent story, this article exhibits some very sharp black and white photographs. Refer to Endnote #23 in the article.

Courtesy of the John B. Fornasero Family

"Reach for the Skies", 2010 (Source: Fornasero Family)

"Reach for the Skies" is a 90-year accounting of Register pilot John B. Fornasero's truly American life that spans the immigration of his parents from Italy in 1877, to his death in 1967. Written by John Fornasero's daughters. You may download it in its entirety at the link (or click on the book cover at right). This book includes 39 black & white photographs that have not been published in any form before. This PDF file takes under two minutes to download, and is a great read (40.9 MB, 89 pages, including color covers).

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USEFUL LINKS FOR AVIATION HISTORY

The sites linked below (in roughly alphabetical order) are frequently referenced from various Web pages on dmairfield.org. These are quality sites that are well-documented, periodically updated and have remained stable for a number of years.

Click to go to Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields. The Webmaster at this site has compiled descriptions and images of 1,412 airfields in all 50 states. He includes "then & now" aerials of some fields (you'd be surprised at how many old airfields are now shopping centers), as well as navigational chart depictions of the airfields through the years. Many Home Base and Destination airfields cited in the Register by Davis-Monthan pilots are referenced at this site.

Click to go to aerofiles.com, a comprehensive airplane history and reference site, with keyword-searchable database of civil and military aircraft. If it ever flew, it's here. Likewise, information on air racing, biographies, museums, etc.

Air Force Historical Studies Office. The home page of this site has a link to "Our Books and Online Publications". Follow the link to a list of Historical Studies Office publications by author and by title. Some of these are specifically relevant to the Army pilots, aircraft and events recorded in the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register. The site is a good browse.

Click to go to the Airport Pilot Shop for sundry pilot needs. Not so much a subject matter source or commercial plug as it is a personal thanks for shop owner Dave Rochin, who is always on hand to serve the flying needs of your Webmaster and dmairfield.org with navigational charts, oil, filters and spark plugs, as well as hangar flying.

Click to go to Joe Baugher's Site. There you will find all USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF aircraft serial numbers listed chronologically, 1908 to present. Further, you will also find US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft serial numbers and Bureau Numbers, 1911 to present. Brief descriptions of airplane fates, when known, are listed after some of the numbers. For example, got a photograph of your grandfather standing next to a twin-engined airplane with the number 41-7496 stenciled on it? Go to Joe's site and find out that the airplane was a P-38F Lightning, wrecked at Metropolitan Airport, Van Nuys, CA on June 1, 1943. Hopefullly your grandfather wasn't in it!

Click to go to the home page of Early Birds of Aviation Web site. The Early Birds were an organization of pioneer aviators who flew solo before December 17, 1916. This site has many interesting photographs and biographies of these elite pilots. There are no surviving members as of the upload date of this page. There are 44 Early Birds who signed the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register. They are Henry "Hap" Arnold, Joseph Bennett, George Brett, William Brock, George Brower, Gilbert Budwig, V.L. Burge, John Carberry, Walter Carr, Clyde Cessna, Earl Daugherty, Trubee Davison, Richard Depew, Ira Eaker, Shepler FitzGerald, Benjamin Foulois, Thomas Fowler, John Frost, Harry Graham, Millard Harmon, Clarence Horton, David Johnson, Walter Kilner, James Kinney, Roy Kirtland, Frank Lahm, Oliver "Boots" LeBoutillier, Lester Maitland, Charles Meyers, Thomas Milling, Douglas Netherwood, Billy Parker, E.L. Remelin, Ralph Royce, Ned Schramm, Ed Schultz, Albert Smith, Carl Spatz, Thomas "Eric" Springer, Edward Stinson, Charles Burrell Tibbs, Bernard Whelan and Kenneth Whiting.

The home of Flabob Airport. Flabob Airport is the seventh oldest surviving airport in California.

British aviation journal Flight from 1909-2004. Go to this site, click the ARCHIVE button, and you will find, in keyword-searchable, PDF downloadable and printable form, all the volumes of this journal. What a storehouse of information, especially for British and Continental aviation. U.S. and global flight coverage is also timely and fairly broad.

The home page of the Los Angeles Public Library Web site is a great source for photographs of Register aircraft and people. From the home page click "Browse the Photo Collection".

The home page of the National Air & Space Museum (NASM), Washington, DC. The archivists at the Museum have graciously, and with great hospitality, hosted your Webmaster every year since 2001 to work with their records of people, airplanes and events relevant to www.dmairfield.org, THE Web site of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register. Literally thousands of pages on dmairfield.org are touched by information learned and acquired from the NASM, not the least of which is their collection of biographical files (PDF 44.5KB). For further information and exploration of NASM holdings, you can click from the NASM home page dropdown menus RESEARCH --> ARCHIVES. Phone numbers and email addresses are there to support your own research needs. Site visitors ask me all the time, "Can I go to the archives and look stuff up?" The answer is, if you're a U.S. citizen, "Absolutely!" As a taxpayer, the Archives are yours to use in compliance with a few ground rules.

The home page of The Ninety-Nines, the Web site of the international pilot organization for women. Forty-two female pilots visited the Davis-Monthan Airfield between 1929 and 1936. Fourteen of them were Charter Members of The Ninety-Nines. Nine of the aircraft they flew are still registered with the FAA today. The 99s site lists all the charter members, and exhibits biographies of some female Register pilots.

The home page of the San Diego Aerospace Museum. The Museum kindly allows us to exhibit on dmairfield.org a selection of images and artifacts from their collections. See, for example, Ned Schramm and Grover Ruckstell, among others.

Follow this link to the Smithsonian Annals of Flight volumes (10 of them) alphabetized by title. These variable-length PDFs are downloadable at no charge.

Follow this link to the Virtual Aircraft Museum. Hundreds of aircraft, international coverage, some diagrammed in 3-view with specs. Historic as well as modern aircraft.

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THIS PAGE UPLOADED: 09/24/07 REVISED: Constantly, as new information becomes available.