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Pilot John Martin, below, landed three times at Tucson flying
Fokker F-10 transports. Because of its time in
business, probably only one of his flights (on August 7, 1929)
was for Standard Air Lines. Note well-used thumbtack damage
at corners of the image. This image appears also on the back
wall of the aviator's lounge at the Pioneer
Hotel.
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Standing, below, left to right: Harold
Kelsey, Harold
B. "Hap" Russell, William Kingsley. Kneeling
left to right: Donald Cornell, John Martin. Identification
of Kelsey, Kingsley and Cornell made by comparison with
known images of them. See this link at
the bottom of the page.
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Image, below, of Fokker Universal NC3317 over
Los Angeles, date unknown. The Universal was an open-cockpit
airplane.
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Image, below, of Fokker Super Universal NC8011.
Location and date unknown. The Super Universal was a closed-cockpit
airplane.
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Image, below, of Fokker Super Universal NC8011.
Location (probably over Los Angeles) and date unknown.
Image, below, of Fokker Super Universal NC9724.
Location and date unknown, but the breeze is in the pilot's
faces. The pilots appear to be, left to right, John Martin,
Hap Russell and William Kingsley (?). Note fuel bowser in
right foreground. If you enlarge the nose of this airplane,
you'll find that it was named, "Californian".
Image, below, of Fokker F-10A NC586K.
This airplane landed twice at Tucson during the early 1930s,
after it left Standard Air Lines livery. It was flown both
times by Eddie Martin, John's brother.
Although there are two "passengers" visible
in the rear windows, this is a posed shot, because the tail
is on a dolly. The person standing at the running board is
probably Hap Russell, speaking with an unidentified woman
in the vehicle. The weather is probably warm, as the car's
fresh air vents are open.
Image, below, of Fokker F-7A NC7888.
It landed at Tucson four times during January 1929. Each
time it was flown by Hap Russell. From the original image
it is difficult to identify the people. However, I'm fairly
certain that the gentleman on the far left is Paul
Richter and 5th from left is Jack
Frye. Both these men are officers
of Standard Air Lines.
The design and lettering on this image suggest
it may have been copy for a promotional postcard or advertisement.
The original image is 6" x 10". Note the thumbtack holes. Coloration of this airplane is described on the airplane's page.
This
airplane is the "Texan" of
Standard Air Lines. This aircraft crashed in fog
near Beaumont, CA two months to the day (3/30/29) after
its last landing at Tucson, killing 3 passengers and the
pilot.
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THIS PAGE UPLOADED: 11/13/06 REVISED: 07/16/08
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