ARIZONA HIGHWAYS-SEPT/OCTOBER 1943 B-24 LIBERATOR-HISTORY OF FLIGHT-DM AIR BASE

Description: 1943 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER - BLACK & WHITE - WAR YEARS - WORLD WAR II - B-24 LIBERATOR - HISTORY OF FLIGHT - DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FIELD, TUCSON. This Magazine is in acceptable condition (see pictures). There is a tape on the spine (see picture). The Magazine has been folded down the center but has long since flattened out. The Magazine is tightly bound and the artwork is bright and crisp. The inside pages are in excellent condition. The Front Cover has a nice shot of the B-24 Liberator. This is such a great Aviation magazine. The pictures are great. A real piece of Aviation history. The Back Cover has a 1943 Map of Arizona. Articles Include: SCHOOL FOR BOMBERS (An intimate Study of Davis-Monthan Field) "Davis-Monthan Field, Army Air Force's Heavy Bombardment Base at Tucson turns out in increasing numbers of skilled Bombing Crews. They are taught to fly and fight in B-24 Liberators and they have already struck the targets hard on various theaters of World War II." Great photos of the base, the aircraft, staff, crews, Sub-Depot (super-super service station at D-M, sheet metal workers, WACs, gas masks, 50 caliber turretguns, the Gunnery School and the Aviation Engineering School. SALUTE YOUR COMPATRIOT (The Road Runner) MEET CHICKEE MY ROAD RUNNER PHOENIX BEN LILLY OF THE MOUNTAINS (Famed J. Frank Dobie introduces an individual that only the West could produce) (Bear Hunter) ARIZONA NAMES AND PLACES (The curious things of Arizona) Many nice photos of Petrified Forest, Sacramento Copper Pit Mine in Bisbee, Copper Mine at Jerome, Picacho Peak, home of the only skirmish of the Civil War on Arizona soil, inside Mission San Xavier Del Bac. DESERT FLOOD (Intimate Portrait of a sudden storm) Photos of a few minutes that almost destroyed the quiet village o Tortilla Flats in the summer of 1943. LEON R. PESCHERET (Of an artist who wandered through the West) Photos of the Artist and nine of his paintings. ARIZONA HOUSE OF MIRACLES AND SMILES "The Arizona Convalescent Home for Crippled Children (Phoenix)modern in every aspect and completely equipped, wasdedicated in July, 1942. It was built at a cost of $120,000. This institution, statewide in its scope, is truly proving a shrine of hope and haven for crippled children."Many of the children were treated for infantile paralysis. THE PRONGHORN IN ARIZONA (The Pronghorn Antelope) HISTORY OF FLIGHT (Murals of Davis-Monthan tell a great story) "Pictures on a wall at Davis-Monthan, the B-24 Liberator Base in Tucson, strikingly tells the story of man's endeavors to conquer the air. The Murals done by Pvt. Phil Brinkman, are unusual in their graphics and dramatic presentation of the History of Flight" Wonderful pictures. VIVA ABELARDO RODRIGUEZ! Tribute to Sonora's new Governor, one of Mexico's favorite sons. Nice map of Our Neighbor, SonoraMany nice photos of the early years and on. One photo is of the President of Mexico with the late Charles Curtin, then Vice-President of the United States. Buyer pays shipping. Items are shipped Monday through Friday, except on holidays. Items are shipped the day following the holiday. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Price: 29.99 USD

Location: Sahuarita, Arizona

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