take us with them on the Woolaroc, their orange and blue Travel Air monoplane (NX869) as they enter the hazardous world of Golden Age trans-oceanic air racing.Ĭlover Field: The First Century of Aviation in the Golden State. Pilot Art Goebel and navigator William V. What was it like to fly from Oakland to Honolulu in a single-engine plane during August 1927? Was the 25,000 dollar prize worth it? Did the resulting fame balance the risk? For the first time ever, this book presents the pilot and navigator's stories written by them within days of their record-setting adventure. Winners' Viewpoints: The Great 1927 Trans-Pacific Dole Race is available at the link. Available as a free download at the link. Written in language that expands for us his life as a GoldenĪge aviation entrepreneur, who used his aviation exploits to buildĪ business around his passion. Use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author, while supplies last.Īrt Goebel's Own Story by Art Goebel (edited by G.W. 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. This book describes and illustrates with black & white photographs the majority of military aircraft that landed at the Davis-Monthan Airfield between 19. Military Aircraft of the Davis Monthan Register, 1925-1936 is available at the link. It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders. This book includes over thirty people, aircraft and events that swirled through Tucson between 19. It is an historical biography, that celebrates the 5th year online of 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. The Congress of Ghosts is an anniversary celebration for 2010. Or use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author, while supplies last. To pilots and their aircraft is available at the link. Your copy of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register with all the pilots' signatures and helpful cross-references YOUR PURCHASE OF THESE BOOKS SUPPORTS THE WEB SITES THAT BRING TO YOU THE HISTORY BEHIND OLD AIRFIELD REGISTERS Cargo airline operators, such as UPS and FedEx, also carry mail along with bulk cargo, aboard converted airliners.The 1928 National Air Race Page of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register Website Parcel mail, overnight mail and priority mail, however, are still carried aboard what may be considered the spiritual successors of classic, pre-war mail planes small, general aviation aircraft that have been adapted to the role, with the Cessna 208 and Piper PA-31 Navajo being among the most popular. In the past, mail-carrying aircraft had to carry a special official emblem on the fuselages in case of British-registered aircraft, a special Royal Air Mail pennant (a blue triangular flag with a crowned bugle emblem in yellow and the letters "ROYAL AIR MAIL" in white) would sometimes be flown as well.įrom the late 1940s, mail planes became increasingly rare, as the increasing size of aircraft and economics dictated a move towards bulk carriage of mail onboard airline flights, and this remains the primary method today. In 1934, some mail services in the USA were operated by the United States Army Air Corps, soon ending in the Air Mail scandal. Because early aircraft were too underpowered to carry cargoes, and too costly to run any "economy class" passenger-carrying service, the main civilian role for aircraft was to carry letters faster than previously possible. A mail plane is an aircraft used for carrying mail.Īircraft that were purely mail planes existed almost exclusively prior to World War II.
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