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Ghost of the Past, (sculpture). Artist:  Styles, Lucky, sculptor. Harrick, William, Jr., fabricator. Title:  Ghost of the Past, (sculpture). Dates:  Dec. 1991-July 1992. Dedicated Dec. 9, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: copper tubing with silver solder; Base: concrete covered with stucco. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 17 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. Diam. 2 ft. Inscription:  D G STYLES S/SGT HARRICK signed Description:  A skeleton form of the SPAD XIII aircraft at 2/3 scale. Subject:  Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Vehicle -- Spad XIII History -- United States -- World War I Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Glendale Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Air Force, Information Office, Glendale Avenue & Litchfield Road, Glendale, Arizona 85301 Located Luke Air Force Base, Air Park, Glendale, Arizona 85301 Remarks:  For related reading see: Air Force Times, July 1993. Sgt. Harrick assisted with the construction of the piece. Plaque in front of sculpture reads: SPAD XII/The French-built Spad XIII equipped 16 U.S. Air/Service pursuit Squadron in World War I, including/Lt. Frank Luke Jr.'s 27th AERO Squadron. The SPAD XIII/had a 200-horsepower engine and attained a top speed/of 130 miles per hour. It had two synchronized Vickers/machine guns for armament. Lt. Luke, a Phoenix native/downed 18 enemy aircraft and ballons (sic) in 17 days of/aerial combat in his Spad XIII. His exploits made him/the first American aviator to win the Medal of Honor. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS AZ000156   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000156 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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