Arrigo Balboni, "The Flying Junkman"

The following information is taken from the Hatfield book series. I have heard that the Museum of Flying in Seattle received most of the Hatfield collection and they may have a few copies of his books available.

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One of several books published from the Hatfield collection. Hard to find but great references for our early aviation. I wish more of the information was available to us today.

The phone number and address listed here are now the Rice University and they don't know what happened to the Hatfield stuff.

What happened to the 'American Hall of Aviation History' archives, which once numbered in the thousands of historic pieces?

Fred Chaparro knows about Arrigo and others.

autobookstops@sbcglobal.net

The pages below are from 'Aero News & Mechanics', April-May 1930

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