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Your copy of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register (available in paperback) 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 Kindle Edition 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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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 (available in paperback) 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 (available as free PDF download) 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 Kindle Edition 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 & Kindle Edition) 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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GLOVER EDWIN "ROXY" RUCKSTELL

 

G.E. Ruckstell, NAA License, 1931 (Source: SDAM)
G.E. Ruckstell, NAA License, 1931 (Source: SDAM)

 

Roxy Ruckstell landed once at Glendale, on May 5, 1931 at 1:10PM. He arrived solo in the Travel Air he identified as NC9966. Ruckstell was an engineer and was involved in early design and manufacturing of both automobiles and airplanes.

Ruckstell has a a collection of photographs and documents under his name at the San Diego Aerospace Museum (SDAM). Among the collection are several artifacts I examined at San Diego. The photograph and signature at left are from his NAA license for 1931.

The SDAM description of their Ruckstell holdings states, "A mechanical and aeronautical engineer, not really remembered as a driver, Glover was more behind the scenes, firstly as Mercer team manager, and then found fame by developing the two speed rear axle which would be adopted by Ford’s Model T trucks. While he had been involved in automobile racing, aviation was his main interest. He became head of the Hall Scott Airplane department, before setting up his own manufacturing company, being closely intertwined with Ford. A licensed pilot and engine mechanic, he founded the company, Grand Canyon-Boulder Dam Tours, which was the first enterprise to provide comprehensive tourist services."

Besides his single landing at Glendale, he landed and signed the Clover Field Register three times. At his landing there, ca. Wednesday, 8/20/1930, he flew NC9966. He also visited the Davis-Monthan Airfield and signed the Register there once on Wednesday, April 24, 1935. Ruckstell's biography is online at the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register Web site at the link. His National Aeronautical Association license for June 24, 1931 is downloadable at his biography page. Born May 5, 1891, Ruckstell died May 28, 1963. He carried Transport pilot certificate T10006, earned July 24, 1930. Please direct your browser to his biography link. I don't have much information about him. If you can help, please let me KNOW.

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