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Primary information for pilot Hudgin was provided by his
nephew, Louis Hudgin. Images in the center column of this
page are from the Hudgin Family Collection.
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ALFRED ARMSTRONG HUDGIN
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And here is how it developed. WORKING ON THIS....
The photo, left, shows Al in the early 1930s posed by his
Alexander Eaglerock NC3786.
He landed four times at the Airfield in this airplane between
February and October 1930.
He landed at the Airfield in
two other aircraft, a Curtiss Wright Junior NC10999 in the
fall of 1931, and during 1932 in another airplane, Arrow
Sport NC9331.
The pilot license shown above was in effect when Al signed
into the Register carrying as his passenger Mary Gambee. They
were married...
Photo, right, is of the living male relatives of Al Hudgin
on October 2, 2005.
RIGHT, Henry Hudgin, Al's brother who worked at the FBO
at the Airfield; CENTER, Louis, Al's nephew (Henry's son),
a pilot for the AZ DOT; LEFT, Alfred Hudgin, Louis' son
and Al's namesake, a graduate A&P mechanic.
Dossier 2.1.34
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HOW THIS PAGE BEGAN
Here is how our webpage for Al Hudgin began. Through
this website I received the following email from his nephew on June
8, 2005.
"Name: Louis Hudgin
Email: xxxxx
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Entity: Alfred A. Hudgin
Information: Alfred A. (Armstrong) Hudgin was my uncle. Al began
his aviation career in 1927 in Nogalas, AZ. He soon moved to Tucson
and was in the FBO business at Davis- Monthan until just before
WWII when the Army moved all civilian operators off the field. He
then moved to the current location of the Tucson International airport
and built the first building there and scraped the desert off to
make the first runway. The Hudgin brothers Louis, Walt, Palen, and
Henry continued in the TUS business until 1988. They also owned
and operated Grand Canyon Airlines from 1950 to 1970. Al was enshrined
into the Arizona Aviation Hall Of Fame in 1993.
I have a lot of photos, articles and other memoribilia on Al, the
Hudgin Bros, TUS, GCN, old airplanes(including the airplanes Al
registered), airports etc. I might be able to help fill in some
of the gaps in early Tucson and AZ aviation history.
Let me know if I can help..."
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This page is another perfect example of how I want this website
to work. Each and every one of the people identified in the Register,
whether famous or not, has a story that is inherently interesting.
I am delighted to be able to speak with family members about their
relatives who visited Davis-Monthan Airfield during the period of
the Register.
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