George Haldeman before Transatlantic Flight with Ruth Elder, 1927

George Haldeman engaged in several aviation pursuits. He was an aerobatic pilot and a wing-walker, he inspected engines and propellers during the first World War, he operated flying schools, and he even sold airplanes for a time. Although Haldeman set records himself, he is best remembered as Ruth Elder's flight instructor and her co-pilot on Elder's failed 1927 transatlantic flight.