Ralph Vaughan and his wife Ruth came to Arizona in 1929 to open an air service from Globe to Phoenix. Unfortunately, their business was killed by the Depression. Midland Field was situated between Globe and Miami, Arizona. Photo from: Arizona Historical Society

What is believed to be the only surviving Kreutzer K5 Air Coach made a stop at Blakesburg en-route from California to a new home in Minnesota. Built in 1929 as a Kreutzer K2 and later modified to K3 and K5 standard it was delivered to a Mexican mining company in 1935 and registered as XB-AHO. Following an accident in 1940 the aircraft spent another 42 years in Mexico before being recovered to the USA for restoration in 1982.

The Kreutzer Air Coach was a small trimotor, the four-passenger K-5 model having three 100-hp Kinner engines. LG-TAV to LG-AAB in July 1937. Photo probably taken in Quezaltenango. Photo by: Horst Martin / SLUB / Deutsche Fotothek

Sole survivor of 15 production aircraft, now preserved airworthy at the Golden Wings Air Museum, Minnesota. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

1929-built six-seat passenger aircraft restored in its Navajo Airways (Arizona) colours. It had latterly served as a freighter in Mexico before returning to the USA for restoration by Greg Herrick's private museum.

1929-built six-seat trimotor, the sole survivor of 15 built 1928-1929. Served in Mexico as XB-AHO before returning to the USA in 1986 for restorration as N612A. Now maintained airworthy by Greg Herrick's Golden Wings Air Museum near Minneapolis.