This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Pilot and teacher’s Alaska to Payson aviation saga
A.H. Davidson, lifelong bachelor and famed pilot instructor, built a touring aviation life from cottonwood to Payson to Alaska. He taught Navy cadets and WASPS, owned multiple aircraft, helped found Payson Flying Service, prospected uranium, and later cared for Payson’s airport while flying for forest service and Alaska projects. He recalls barnstorming, early field needlework, and a lifestyle now altered by development.
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Dave
A.H
Davidson
South Carolina
Virginia
Arizona
California
Phoenix
Navy
Cottonwood
Taylor Crafts
Interstate
Sky Harbor Air Service
WASPS
Women's Army Service
Williams
Navy Flight School
Payson
Main Street
Bill Haley
Shell Oil
Navy Cadet School
Holbrook
Winslow
Flagstaff
L.D. Anderson
Payson Flying Service
Birch Mesa
Stinson
Anderson
Alaska
Earl Jackson
Walter Haught
Utah
Mexico
Anchorage
Galena
Fairbanks
Forest Service