Earle Ovington Flying a Bleriot Monoplane, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1911
THF256664 / Earle Ovington Flying a Bleriot Monoplane, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1911
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Artifact Overview
Earle Ovington is remembered for piloting the first air mail flight operated by the United States Post Office Department. But Ovington's career went well beyond that September 1911 promotional flight. He was a talented airplane racer and an accomplished demonstration pilot in the pre-World War I "birdmen" era. Ovington is seen here flying his Bleriot monoplane Dragonfly.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1911
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.187
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 4 in
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SetEarle Ovington: “Air Mail Pilot No. 1”
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In 1910, while attending the first international aviation meet held in the United States, Earle Ovington (1879-1936) decided to become a pilot. During his short but successful career as an exhibition flyer, Ovington achieved an impressive string of aviation firsts – most notably, piloting the first U.S. Air Mail flight operated by the Post Office Department.