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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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GRAND CANYON, AZ
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Grand Canyon, AZ Airport, Ca. 1931 (Source: Webmaster)
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At right, this REFERENCE, page 34, describes the Grand Canyon Airport. It was at high altitude (higher than Denver), on the south rim of the Canyon. Of interest is mention of Scenic Airways painted on the front of a hangar. Scenic Airways was an air tour company based out of Phoenix, AZ. It was founded by Register pilot J. Parker Van Zandt, and it is still in business to this day.
The first commercial air tour of Grand Canyon was on October
3, 1927, predating this reference by four years. Shortly, the Great Depression took its toll on the Scenic Airways operation. Van Zandt sold the company
and assets to some local Arizona pilots ("Air Investor's" mentioned in the description?).
The company
was changed to Grand Canyon Air Lines (note, two
words). A short while later the name was simplified and
changed to Grand Canyon Airlines.
Below, from this REFERENCE, page 6, describes the airport in 1937. Note that the hangar is now painted, "GRAND CANYON AIRLINES" and it is noted to be under construction.
Grand Canyon, AZ Airport, Ca. 1937 (Source: Webmaster)
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Nine landings at Tucson cited Grand Canyon, AZ as their home base. One arrived from Grand Canyon, and four cited it as their final destination.
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