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Your copy of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register 1925-1936 with all the pilots' signatures and helpful cross-references to pilots and their aircraft is available at the link. 375 pages with black & white photographs and extensive tables

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The Congress of Ghosts (available as eBook) 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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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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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 (available as eBook) 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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Clover Field: The first Century of Aviation in the Golden State (available in paperback) 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. 281 pages, black & white photographs.

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CLOYD PEART CLEVENGER

 

C.P. Clevenger, Ca. 1927-28
(Source: Hudgin)
C.P. Clevenger, Ca. 1927-28 (Source: Hudgin)

 

Cloyd Clevenger, "Clev," landed once at Pitcairn Field, on June 13, 1928. He was solo in the Alexander Eaglerock NC5768. He learned to fly early and participated in the barnstorming craze of the early 1920s. One of his escapades as a barnstormer was authored by him in an article for Popular Aviation (PA) magazine, August, 1940 (PDF 1.3Mb) available at the link.

During 1927-28 he was chief pilot for the Alexander Aircraft Factory, Colorado Springs; pilot in the Ford National Air Tours 1927-28, and pilot for Garland Aircraft, Tulsa, OK in 1929.

He also landed once and signed the Register at the Davis-Monthan Airfield on July 10, 1928. He also flew an Alexander Eaglerock, NC6505. He was participating in the National Air Tour for 1928 on that occasion. He placed 18th in the event.

Soon after we find him at Willow Grove and Tucson, In 1930 he was in Mexico. He operated Clevenger Flying School in Mexico City. He was an instructor and salesman from1931-32, and pilot for Mexican Airlines 1932-35. He returned to the U.S. and became a ferry pilot and skywriter during 1936. He then returned to Mexico where he was pilot for the Spanish Embassy in 1937. Back in the U.S. he performed aerial mapping for Pan American Aerial Surveys in Mississippi in 1938. Also in 1938 he was jailed for a year and a day on charges of violating the United States Neutrality Act by smuggling planes out of the country for use in the Spanish Civil War.

Why the migration back and forth between the U.S. and Mexico? We need to step back and consider the times. Clevenger, like many of his vocation, was faced with a difficult economic picture during the 1930s. Part of what can be perceived as job-hopping was undoubtedly an effect of the Great Depression. Ruth Reinhold in this REFERENCE summarized that environment nicely (p. 184):

"The Depression continued to inflict deep wounds on the aviation industry. Pilots changed jobs, airlines changed schedules and cut fares, and operators switched bases so rapidly that it was impossible to keep any accurate records. However, people still frequented the fields. For the unemployed any airport promised an economical and rewarding place to spend a few hours. There was always the chance of seeing a celebrity -- or an accident. A Coke cost only a nickel and most airports had penny candy or gum machines. One could spend a frugal afternoon with exciting possibilities, the ultimate being an invitation for a free ride."

Clevenger's biography is online at the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register Web site at the link.

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