Evening star., 1933-09-12
I j, s. A|RMEN
HAVE 10,0()DHOURS
Fl Others Have Passed
9,00O-Ho Mark, Accord
ing to Records.

Seventeen American pilotr have flown
more than 10000 hours each. one of
them having passed the 15.00o-hour
mark. according to the official records
of the Department of Commerce.
The piling up of these tremendous
flying time totals represents continuous
flying since the World War period,
practically all of the l0,000-hour men
having served continuously as airmail
and transport flyers. Flying month In
and month out. without vacations or
sickness. 1t would require more than
eight years of continuous flying up to
the maximum allowed by the Depart
ment of Commerce to accumulate 10,t
900 hours. During their long flying
/, careers some of these senior American
pilots, all of whom hold Department of
Commerce transport licenses, have trav-
eled in excess CT 100000 miles by air.
21 Pass 9,00O-hour mark.
In addition to the II 10,0O0-hour
pilots, II of whom have entered that
select category within a period of little
more than a year. there are 81 pilots
who, have passed the 9.000-hour mark.
The two groups include a number of
world-famous pilots. Several fly regu-
larly through the National Capital, and
one Of the 5000 hour men. George c.
Pomeroy, is a local resident, making
his home at Clarendon, Va.
Only five pilots had flown as much
as 10000 hours each In May 1882. ac-
cording to a check made of Department
of Commerce Aeronautic Branch records
at that time.
All licensed pilots are required to re-
port to the Aeronautics Branch their
total time when applying for semi-an-
nual renewals Of licenses. The total
accumulated flying time reported by
airmen who now hold active transport
licenses is 11.510,940 hours. or an aver
age OF 1888 hours for each of the 1927
licensed pilots Of transport grade.
Flying Since World War.
All Of the 10.000-hour veterans have
been flying since the World War, virtu-
ally all OF them having been in the air
mail service for major portion of their
long careers. Two ocean flyers are in
the number. The II leading American
pilots in length of flying time are E.
Hamilton, Lee, Omaha, Nebr: j. H.
Knight, Chicago; Clyde E. Pangborn,
Wenatchee, Wash: F. w. Soule, Wilkes
Barre, Pa; r. F. Thomas, Akron, Ohio:
S. H. Coffman. Oklahoma City. Okla;
A. B. McMullerc Tallahassee, Fla;
George w. Haldeman. Wheeling, w. Va;
w. A. Hallgren. Chicago: E. K. Jaquith.
New Orleans; w. D. Williams, Chicago:
A. R. Thompson. Salt Lake City; H. G.
BoonStra. Salt Lake City; H. L. kindred,
Mexia, Tex: L. r. Moore, Lima, Peru;
Joe Glass, Burbank, Calf, and j. H.
Miller, Cristobal. Canal Zone.
List Of 9,o00-Hour Pilots.
Transport pilots having 5000 to
10000 hours Of flying time apiece, in
the order of their seniority, are Douglas
H: Davis, Hapeville. Ga, first civilian
pilot to defeat the Army and Navy in a
speed race; Chris v. Pickup, Omaha.
Nebr.: Frank M. Hawks, New York,
holder OF speed records in all parts of
the world; NJ A. Moltrup, Beaver Falls,
Pa, who has flown the airmail through
washington for several years; B. L.
Rowe, Miami; c. E. Peoples, Dallas.
Tex: Victor johnson, San Mateo,
Calf; Bob Blair, Culver City, Calf;
Bobbie Jewell, Memphis, Tenn; B. D.
Fuller. Los Angeles; H. G. Andrews.
Newark, N. j.; E. T. Vance, Butte,
Mont; Edwin Musick, Miami; E. A. Bel
lande, Hollywood, Calf; H. A. Collision.
Salt Lake City; George C. Pomeroy'
Clarendon, Va; r. L. Wagner, Omaha:
A: J. Davis, East Lansing, Mich, one
OF the country's foremost civilian aero
bat1c flyers: L. Roundtree, Portland.
Greg; r. H. Ellis, Oakland, Calf. and
B. Parker, Bartlesville, Okla.