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Helene Dutrieu (LOC)

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  • cabingoddess said:
    Check her out She was a woman way before her time. www.earlyaviators.com/edutrieu.htm
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P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington (LOC)

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  • Richard Norton said:
    Earle Lewis Ovington (December 20, 1879 - 1936) was an American aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, and served as a lab assistant to Thomas Edison. Ovington piloted the first official airmail flight in the US in 1911, from Garden City, New York to Mineola, New York. He delivered 640 letters and 1,280 postcards, including a letter to himself from the United States Postal Service designating him as "Official Air Mail Pilot #1." Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_Ovington Frank Harris Hitchcock (October 5, 1867 – August 25, 1935), was chairman of Republican National Committee from 1908 to 1909. He was then Postmaster General of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1913. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Harris_Hitchcock The plane is instantly recognizable as a Blériot XI. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%c3%a9riot_XI
  • Wystan said:
    Other Bain/LOC photos of Earle Lewis Ovington, the first U. S. Airmail pilot:
  • Early Aviation said:
    Photo taken Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome Garden City, Long Island, New York. Notice hangars, helpful in identifying Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome

W.L. Avery and D.W. Beatty (LOC)

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  • Early Aviation said:
    Pilot : George Beatty Aero Club of America Pilot # 41 August 4, 1911 Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome, Garden City, Long Island , New York Aircraft type Burgess - Wright model B built under contract with Wright Brothers by W. Starling Burgess.( Aero Club of America Pilot # 136 June 15, 1912) Notice Burgess name on hangar behind aircraft.
  • Anne (LOC P&P) said:
    Early Aviaton: Thanks for pointing us to Beatty's correct first name, and for the additional information!