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BACKGROUND
Burt Cosgrove was
the manager of the Davis-Monthan Airfield from 1928 to 1932.
As well, he was a pilot and airplane owner, and a competent
amateur photographer. This collection of images comes from
his Leica camera that he kept handy at the Airfield during
his tenure.
The Cornelius Burton Cosgrove, Jr. Collection is important
to understanding the role the Davis-Monthan Airfield played
in civil, commercial and military aviation during the Golden
Age. It gives us almost a day-to-day "movie" of the comings
and goings of the people and airplanes of the era. It provides
significant insight into the humanity and pioneering spirit
of the people who give us the art and science of aviation
here in the 21st century.
The images of the Collection are presented without touch
up or modification, except for squaring margins, sizing and
optimizing for web download. Unless otherwise indicated,
they were scanned at 200dpi, using a Hewlett-Packard 4370
scanner.
Where some images may have interesting details viewed
better at higher resolution, the scans were made at a higher
dpi (300-1200dpi depending on details). These higher-resolution
images are made available as PDF files, downloadable ad
lib,
so as not to slow display rates for the main pages.
The images are displayed without technical commentary. Rather,
the links will take you to further information,
where available.
Take time to examine these important records of the Golden
Age of Aviation. Enjoy everything!
THANK YOU!
YOUR PURCHASE OF THESE BOOKS SUPPORTS THE WEB SITES THAT BRING TO YOU THE HISTORY BEHIND OLD AIRFIELD REGISTERS
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, while supplies last.
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 The 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 It includes across 277 pages previously unpublished photographs and texts, and facsimiles of personal letters, diaries and military orders.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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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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THE CORNELIUS BURTON COSGROVE, JR.
PHOTOGRAPH AND DOCUMENT COLLECTION
Image Grouping ID: Standard Air Lines
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STANDARD
AIR LINES IMAGES
IMAGE SAL 1 NC7888: Standard Air Lines Fokker F-VII NC7888
ca. 1929
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This airplane landed at Tucson four
times during January 1929, flown by Hap
Russell,
Chief Pilot for Standard. The man holding the oil funnel
may be Russell. The dog lying in foreground, below, is unidentified.
We can see our photographer Burt Cosgrove framing the first
image of the port side, then moving to the front and snapping
the image below, with view to the north.
IMAGE SAL 2 NC7888: Standard Air Lines Fokker F-VII NC7888
ca. 1929
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The airplane pictured below is not recorded in
the Davis-Monthan Register, but it is clearly dated as being
at the Airfield on November 18, 1929. It is the "Texan" of
Standard Airlines. With engines turning, we see pilot Hap
Russell emerging from the entry door, and passengers approaching
for embarkation. Does anyone know the
color of the wingtip stripes?
IMAGE SAL 3 NC9169: Standard Air Lines Fokker F-10 NC9169
11/18/29
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Below, photographer Cosgrove is on the left, with Hap
Russell,
pilot. The two women, left to right, are Cosgrove's grandmother
and mother. They were bound for Phoenix this day.
IMAGE SAL 4 NC9169: Standard Air Lines Fokker F-10 NC9169
11/18/29
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The two images, below,
of NC9724 are
undated photos of a Fokker Super Universal flown by Standard
Air Lines. If you follow the link, you will find
that no mention of this accident is made in the NASM record.
The damage may not have been "significant" enough
to investigate. This appears to be a common "ground loop" accident.
IMAGE SAL 5 NC9724: Standard Airlines Fokker Super Universal
NC9724
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IMAGE SAL 6 NC9724: Standard Airlines Fokker Super Universal
NC9724
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The two images below were taken between August 3 and August
5, 1929. They show an actress, Priscilla Dean, in a polka dots, who seems to be the center of attention. She starred
in a 1927 two-reeler with Laurel & Hardy titled "Slipping
Wives" trying
to make her husband jealous by flirting with handyman Stan
Laurel. Hardy plays the family butler (without a moustache),
who has a comic encounter with Laurel. The film was made
before Stan and Ollie became the famous duo. Interestingly, Ms. Dean was the wife of Register pilot Les Arnold.
IMAGE SAL 7 Passenger Group
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There are 20 people in the image below. Although not all
were passengers, the Register lists the names of 16 of them.
They are: Mrs. Les Arnold (Priscilla Dean) at center, Harry
O. Steiger, Gladys Ingle (far right?), Jack Dean, J.S. Dawley, W.L. Beebe,
H.C. Eller, G. Nuckols, A.W. Poole, F.W. Oakes, Mrs. Paul
Richter (woman at far left?), Ernest V. Moore, plus 3 unreadable. The ribbon across the breast of the woman in the white dress reads, "Miss El Paso and Juarez". There is one
additional person (7th from left), Jack
Frye, who was President
of Standard Air Lines. Can anyone identify any of the others.
IMAGE SAL 8 Passenger Group
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Below is an undated image of the Standard Air Lines terminal
maintenance facility in Los Angeles. The company's fleet
of Alexander Eaglerocks is represented right up front by
NC7486, which landed at Tucson twice in November 1928. It
was flown by Jack
Frye on both occasions.
IMAGE SAL 9 Aero Corporation of California Terminal Building
ca. 1928
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These
images come to us through the kindness and courtesy of Judge C.B.
Cosgrove, III, who is the son of C.B. Cosgrove, Jr.
The images were scanned from his father's collection October
4-7, 2006 at Albuquerque, NM.
To use these photographs for any purpose, please contact their
owner:
C.B. Cosgrove, III at 5555 Zuni Rd., SE, Suite 206, Albuquerque,
NM 87106
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OTHER
COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE ON DMAIRFIELD.ORG
The Harold B. "Hap" Russell
Collection
The Russell Gerow Collection
The Albert Hudgin Collection
The Charles Cooper Collection
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