Photos: Aircraft over Tucson through the years
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Rick Wiley
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Tucson has a long love of flight, from the manufacturing, testing and training of aircraft dating back to the first flight over Tucson in 1910.
Take a look at some of the aircraft that have flown over Tucson. Images from the files of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen.Β
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