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This information comes from the listings of Non-Prefixed and Non-Suffixed aircraft reviewed by me in the archives of the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC.

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http://www.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifThe Congress of Ghosts 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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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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STINSON SB-1 DETROITER NC877
STINSON SB-1 DETROITER NC877

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This aircraft is a Stinson SB-1 Detroiter, manufacturer’s serial number 114 (ATC #not identified).  It was manufactured August 1, 1927 by Stinson Aircraft Corporation, Northville, MI.  It left the factory with a 200 HP Wright J-5 CA Whirlwind engine, S/N B 7570.  It weighed 3,280 pounds. 

It was sold on August 1, 1927 to George A. Weis, Inc., Mineola, NY (George A. Weis, Jr., President).  Weis landed NC877 at Tucson on the morning of September 7, 1928.  He carried Bessie Davis as passenger.  Based at Garden City, NY, they were westbound from El Paso, TX to Los Angeles, CA.  The upbeat Weis noted in the Register on this fall day, "Fine field and service".

The photograph below is from the University of Washington Libraries (UWL), which describes it, "The Stinson SB-1 Detroiters were first flown in 1926. They were used by Noel Wien in Alaska, but this plane does not show the distinctive Wien paint scheme. This was likely an Alaskan Airways plane, NC877 (the only Detroiter not owned by Wien), which was disassembled in Sept 1932."

Possibly Stinson NC877 (Source: UWL via Woodling)
Possibly Stinson NC877 (Source: UWL via Woodling)

There are no markings visible on the airplane in this photo, so it is not possible to identify it precisely.

About two weeks later, on September 22, 1928, Weis sold NC877 to Thomas Gerard, Fairbanks, AK.  Gerard held transport license #2171 and mechanic’s license #2549.  The airplane had accumulated about 275 flight hours.  On November 20, 1928, Gerard had an accident with the airplane at Holy Cross, AK.  He broke a ski on rough ground and crashed into brush.  There was damage to the lower wings, propeller and landing gear.  These were repaired on site, since the crash was 500 miles from Fairbanks.

NC877 sold twice more in 1929, winding up with Alaskan Airways, Inc. until September 1, 1932 when it sold to Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc., New York, NY.  Pacific Alaska reported on October 3, 1932 that, “this job cut to pieces, completely disassembled.”  The registration was cancelled October 26, 1932.  No further information.

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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 is available at the link. 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. Pilot Art Goebel and navigator William V. Davis, Jr. 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.

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Clover Field: The First Century of Aviation in the Golden State. 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.

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