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Your copy of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register with all the pilots' signatures and helpful cross-references to pilots and their aircraft is available at the link. Or use this FORM to order a copy signed by the author. ISBN 978-0-9843074-0-1.

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FORD 29-226

This big Ford trimotor landed once at Tucson, Saturday, August 17, 1929 at 9:30AM. It was flown by Lt. Ivan M. Palmer. He carried a single passenger, Gene Lassater. Based at Ft. Crockett, TX, they arrived from Ft. Huachuca, AZ. They departed at 10:15AM the same day for Prescott, AZ. No reason was given by Palmer in the Register for the purpose of their flight.

The Ford transports were designated as C-9 by the Army. The photograph, below, of 29-226 is from the National Museum of the Air Force, date unknown.

Ford C-9, 29-226, Date Unknown (Source: USAFM)
Ford C-9, 29-226, Date Unknown (Source: USAFM)

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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. ISBN 978-0-9843074-2-5.

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