{"id":287,"date":"2019-11-06T23:58:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T23:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hall_of_fame&#038;p=287"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:27:17","slug":"david-m-jones","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_fame","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/hall-of-fame\/david-m-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"David M. Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>David M. Jones<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Enshrined 1998<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>David M. Jones is an Alumnus of Tucson High and the University of Arizona. 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