Tucson Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • 15

The Arizona Daily 'KEEP EDITION The Tucson Dally Citizen PAGE THE City Seeks Again to Honor Names of Davis Monthan TUCSON ARIZONA SEPTEMBER 21-22 1941 age of II tire years later with hta tamOj he came to fie United States finally settling la Tncaon Hia family farmed aad ranched at both Tanae Verde and latterly at their Rancho del lafo near Vail Artxexa Mr Moatbaa enlisted In the then Army Atr Corpa as a private In IttT and waa trained as a groaad officer and commissioned in lilt He was first stationed at Maxwell Field Montgomery Alabama Following the armistice Lt Moathaa trained as a pR4 and was stationed at Rockwell Field In 1919 and at McCook IVif la 1922 In August 1922 he married Miss Anne Pnqneite of ITansbn rgb Hla next transfer was Honolulu 1L and while stationed there he and four others were killed In the crash of Martin bomber on March 2T 192C While stationed at Rockwell Field and Lake Field Ran all LC Monthan was chief engineer officer At McCook Field he had charge of the atr corps engineering school In the early day Army Air Corps Lt Monthan waa known ns one of the beat and foremost etc seers Force vr'u on tvt west rv Air court March Field I Wing's Old Hone Oldest Municipal Airport Named For Davis-Monthan la 1928 Tocxon'a citizenry named the Tncso airport Ihe'lXtTU-Monthan field la honor ef Samoel DavU and Oarar Month This act commemorated the names of two Tucsonans aho were hilled in the line of duty as pilots la the Army Air Corps In today the War Department has before It tie recommendation that the Tucson Air Bae be designated as the Davts-Montban Field The action which bears the endorsement ct high ranking officers at the Tucson Air Base will If approved permanently serve as a memorial to the two Tucson flyers whose Air Corps service began during the First World War Samuel Howard Davis Samuel Howard Davis son of Mr and Mrs Sam Davis was bom In Ijer county Tennessee November 20 ISM He came to Tucson with his parents at the age of eight He attended the Tucson public schools graduating from Tucson hteh school In ISIS He began his work at Texas A college and after one year returned to Tucson and entered the University of Arizona He enlisted in the United States Army at the time the entered the World War He was first stationed at Fort Huachnra but in a few months was transferred to Kelly Field San Antonio Texas Here he received bis preliminary air training and was commissioned a 2nd IkutenanU His advanced filing training was received at the Austin Filing School Austin Texas Returning to Kelly Field Lt Davis became a filing Instructor for the duration of the war In 1918 he married Marjorie Cameron a Ran Antonio girl He remained in the army a year after the armistice was signed and was honorably discharged with the rank of 1st lientenaat in the Reserve Corps 1 After his discharge It Davis returned to Tncson and was pat in charge of a filing field which was operated by a number of air-mind-fd businessmen of Tucson In 1920 he was called back In service and was stationed at Carl-trom Field Arcadia Florida On December 2X 1921 he was killed in an airpk" accident near the field Oscar Monthan Oscar Monthan was bom in KngUnd and came to Canada at the About 400 of Tucson rr nestlrg cn it the fx of of March Fl12 Itself ttocy Be ore clr rr Ur cc rrzh avail: w't j-rt rural purrcivea the lea cf rtary ri- mourUnt- is a rat I''t 4 Lie a perfect gevure'rsc pavrrn were na Ire to tl cas a Jumble cf element S-ch it Hath Fej-or llirth -h Field the nation cf Urcct sbn tie if nr -i at air armada west of tre p-s I t-j an a -p-ir arc rt In river and tve home cf '0 Trisa tf--r t-e li''n officers and more than en-jl-lT hsed men nn of tk 11 rr'xi wirme A 5 'f Cf CVef A hunT rg tn'-'r aUn la March was a'-! In 1921 and lav dr st rr vea-x b-t in 1 Q2T was srsn re- and 1 emeruednar oocupcd fu-cr- -g allied -he i whle as a pri-arv tr n-g 4 f' 'a- t-e loe-ie-e- --c ie ur j- Tolar it 1 tve Wirg lieadu ar-ers t-e ct gil point cf a'l Gee-x' Re- 9-1 CV: r- KEEP THEM FLYING Tke STRENGTH OF 'erne 21 Years of Aviation Lore Is Tucson's Own Record 1910 Charles Hamilton made exhibition flight at Elysian Grove which was first airplane flight ever made in Tucson 1911 "Robert Fowler landed in Tucson on first Pacific-Atlantic flight Captain Rogers landed in Tucson bound for Los Angeles on first transcontinental flight ever made 1915 Katherine Stinson aviatrix gave loop-the -loop exhibition 199 The first municipal airport in country established in Tucson on site of present rodeo grounds "Swede" Meyerhoff landed first plane in new airport 1924 First world fliers landed in Tucson on last lap of round the-world trip 1925 Tract of 1280 acres obtained by city from government as site of new aviation field 1927 New Davis-Monthan field largest municipal ield in United States dedicated to Colonel Lindbergh 1930 Tucson designated as stop on air-mail line New administration building is erected at airport National Aeronautical association established chapter here 93f United States Army constructs $5000 operations building at municipal airport United States department of commerce builds $50000 radio station 1932 Construction of $50000 hangar completed by United States Army at airport 1934 Nearly $100000 spent under CWA and ERA for emulsified asphalt apron to improve taxiing facilities for both civil and military planes 1937 Construction of a 5200-foot bitumals paved all-weather runway 150 feet wide completed at the Tucson airport 1938 New1 361 Inch revolving beacon installed at airport and dedicated by city officials 1939 Civilian pilot training unit established at the University of Arizona by the Civil Aeronautics authority 1940 Municipal airport designated as Army Air Corps base and First Bombardment Wing under command of Brigadier General Frank Lackland assigned here Expansion project tp cost $3211728 started to prepare field for Army Three new runways 8000 6IQ0 and 5475 feet long in addition to taxiways to be laid under expansion project Sundt Construction company begins construction of 1 8 buildings at east end of field In which to accommodate 3300 officers and men of the air corps at cost of $843754 Womack Construction company begins construction of 135 housing units near airport Weather Bureau established at airport City expands administration building in which American Air lines field office and weather bureau stationed City buys 360 acres of ground 62 miles south of city for establishment of new Municipal airport 88th Reconnaissance Squadron of Ft Douglas Utah based here temporarily for 60 days of bombing practice 1941 First Bombardment Wing Army Air Corps based here Three million dollar expansion program completed and Airlines moves from airport to new 175-acre private field north of city Hudgin Air Service moves to new Municipal field south of city New Municipal airport for use of private planes completed and put into service May I 1941 Tucson Air Base formally occupied by the First Bombardment Wing Brig Gen Frank Lackland designated Commanding General Bomber Command Fourth Air Force with headquarters at Tucson WPA applies nine miles of paving material to all streets and county hiqhways leading to air base extends huge tie-down apron 700 feet in length Tucson takes Army Air Corps personnel in with open arms i IS MEASURED BY THE SUM TOTAL OF THE ABILITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY TO MEET ITS OWN OBLIGATIONS TO ITS OWN COMMUNITY Engine Output Rockets In 41 Present spectacular production of the world's finest higher-powered airplane engines will be capped soon with tremendous increases brought about by new plant expansion the Aviation News Committee reports From the already existing facilities of the three major producers there came about 3500 engines during May of an estimated 3400000 total horsepower And by July 1942 it is predicted by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce this horsepow er total ill have skyrocketed to something like 11000-000! These all-time high production records are keeping pace with the rapid growth in construction of military airplanes The output of the three largest engine firms Pratt Whitney Wright Aeronautical and the Allison Division of General Motors will shortly be augmented by the production of half a dozen motor car manufacturers building either Pratt Whitney or Wright engines Big New Plant Adding impetus to production program was the recent opening of the new 2120000-square-foot engine plant at Cincinnati which at full stride will produce 1000 1700-hp Cyclones i per month Continental Motors of Muske- I gon Mich has begun production I of the 44-hp Wright Whirlwind motor for use In advanced army I training planes Allison has been concentrating on a liquid-cooled model of ap- proximatelv 1300 horsepower for the Army Recently Allison 1 announced it had developed a new 24-cv Under streamlined engine of i more than 2000 hp which can be I turned out with the same ma- I chinery now being used in the manufacture of the 1300-hp version now being used In such planes as the Lockheed P-38 North American's NA-73 Curtlss-Wright P-40 and P-46 and Bell Airacobra Auto Makers Aid OPM Director William Knud-sen announced recently that the Chevrolet division of General Motors will "be added to the list of automobile manufacturers building the Pratt Whitney engine Studebaker is completing preparations for building 600 Cj clone 1700-hp motors per month at peak production next spring Ford and the Buick division of General Motors are well along on their preparatory program looking to the building of 10000 or possibly double that number of Pratt Whitney engines Landing Happy MEN OF THE TUCSON AIR EASE WE WELCOME YOU TO SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S MOST COMPLETE SHOPPING CENTER in the matter of Even distribution of necessary merchandise Maintaineree of price levels on a non-inflationary basis Continuation of high quality gtandardi Substitution of materials to further release defense supplies Refusal to use a excuse in ary merchandising practice Roebuck "0 is meeting its local obligations in mere than munities in the United States to ihs In Tucson Sears is adapting peace time necessities of National Defe: each parachute pack thus releasing the chute Before the technique was developed to a point where it was considered safe for live Jumps there were a number of "Dummy w'hose experimental chutes failed to open for one reason or another and who consequently smashed into the ground with terrific force Skilled Navigators Masters Of Skyway Skillful naTigation of the oceans of the world required centuries of experiment and development of compasses charts chronometers sextants computing tables and other aids Instruments and equipment to make possible the navigation of the air however has had to be accomplished In a much briefer period of time That it is now possible to pilot a huge long-range bomber or a giant airliner for thousands of miles to a precise destination often without reference points from the i earth or sky is largely due to the intensive research and development work accomplished by Army Air Corps pilots and engineers at the Materiel Division laboratories Wright Field Dalton Ohio There are 1303 clergvmen In the 1 1 Corps of Chaplains Included are 9S2 Protestants 304 Catholics and 19 Jewish chaplains school he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army air- reserve sent to March Field and assigned to the 73rd Attack Squad ron since redesignated bombard- ment (medium) At present he is squadron supply officer of the 73rd Bombardment Squadron a unit of the 17th Bombardment Group (medium) 1st Wing GHQ Air Force An expert aerial gunner he is also a qualified attack pilot and principal pilot on the type B-1SA Douglas twin-engined bombers Lieutenant Young is a graduate of Tucson high school ith the class of 1932 and a former student at the University of Arizona He is a Phi Delta Theta 'Dummy Joe' Is 'Fall Guy Some call him "Joe Others know him as "Bob and a few still call him by his original title "Dummy He's the long-suffering much-abused rope dummy which the United States Army Air Corps parachute laboratory at Wright Field uses to test its new experimental parachutes Actually there are a couple of dozen at Wright Field some in the 115-pound size and some heavier and the life they lead would make that of a sparring partner for Joe Louis a bed of noses by comparison Take as one instance the tests that Wright Field conducted de-beloping tne static line technique with which the new parachute troopers are bailing out of transports In these tests Wright Field engineers tossed 15 such dummies out the door of a flying transport as fast as they could get them out while a web strap 12 feet long attached to each chute and swivel-snapped onto a wire inside the plane yanked the cover ofi Tucsonan Part Of Bombardment Wing An ambition to 'become an avia' tor led Lieutenant Sig Young son of Mrs Pauline Young 821 East First street Into the enlisted ranks of the United States Army Air Corps and on to the aviation school to emerge a full-fledged pilot of Uncle military aircraft Lieutenant Young enlisted for the Army Air Corps in June 1936 and was sent to Randolph Field Texas In October 1937 he was appointed a flying cadet and sent to the Primary Flying School at Randolph Field then later to the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field Texas from which he gradu- ated in October 1938 Upon graduation from flying SOUTHERN MOST COMPLETE STORE Sixth alj 'ennmqf on: THE lEUr i.