PILOT STORIES: Colyer,
Charles B. D.
| Air Mail
Service Began: |
October 6, 1920 |
| Air Mail
Service Ended: |
July 3, 1923 |
| Assignments: |
College Park, Maryland |
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June 1, 1921 – Cheyenne,
Wyoming |
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July 16, 1921 – Omaha,
Nebraska |
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November 8, 1921 –
Cleveland, Ohio |
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December 1, 1921 –
Hazelhurst, New York |
Charles B. D. Colyer flew mail for the postal
service for less than three years. In that time, he made 26
forced landings due to bad weather or equipment failure. Short
was kicked upstairs from his pilots' position to that
of an airmail field manager, district superintendent and finally
in 1926, head of the Air Mail Service.
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