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There were at least 280 landings at Tucson by Curtiss aircraft logged in the Davis-Monthan Register. Military aircraft comprised 226 of these. As you might imagine, the list of pilot names reads like a Who's Who of aviation leadership from that era and on into WWII and beyond.

All these Curtiss military aircraft models are pictured and discussed in the context of the Davis-Monthan Airfield and its pilots in the book pictured, cited and made available through the link in the left sidebar.

Below, a group of Curtiss B-2 Condor Bombers at low altitude (note the shadows on the ground in this unusual action shot). There were 18 landings at the Airfield by Condor B-2 bombers between October 17, 1930 and November 11, 1933. Their pilots did not, except in two instances, identify their airplanes by number, therefore it is not clear if the airplane pictured ever landed at Tucson.

Curtiss Condor B-2 Bombers at Low Altitude

This image is of the 11th Bombardment Squadron. They are enroute from March Field to Mather Field (near Sacramento), CA. The photograph was taken over the Qehathapic Mountains sometime in 1932. Separately, and earlier, on Sunday April 20, 1929, three members of the Squadron landed at Tucson flying Keystone LB7 bombers. According to their entries in the Register, they stayed overnight, and departed the next morning at 10:00AM.

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Civil Curtiss aircraft that are identified in the Davis-Monthan Register, and for which I have information, are as follows:

Please direct your browser to the links for further information.

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UPLOADED: 01/24/08 REVISED: 12/02/08