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Tucson, Arizona
Centennial of Flight
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D-M, Tucson share history

image Most of the military aircraft that fly over Tucson come from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, a pillar of Tucson's economy where 13,000 people go to work each day.


Some 'boneyard' planes will fly again

image Thousands of planes are stored at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, but not all of them are destined to be forgotten or gutted for spare parts.


Lindbergh illuminated new airfield

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An estimated 20,000 people greeted Charles A. Lindbergh when he landed on Sept. 23, 1927, at the fledgling Tucson airfield that we now know as Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.


Air National Guard base is important pilot training site

Travelers at Tucson International Airport are sometimes surprised to see F-16 fighter jets roaring down the runways used by commercial airliners.


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