Pickerill, Elmo N. (Elmo Neale), 1885-1968

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From the description of Elmo N. Pickerill papers, 1910-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80754731 From the description of Papers, 19--?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28410359

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1885, May 24 Born, Greenridge, Mo. 1904 1905 Experimented with radio under Lee DeForest 1910 Received piloting instruction from the Wright Brothers First solo flight Sent first radio transmission from air to ground while on a flight from Mineola to Manhattan Beach, N. Y., and return 1911 Received government pilot license Number 1 Performed first wireless transmission in the Panama Canal while on a commercial vessel 1911 1917 Participated in flying exhibitions as barnstormer in the United States and South America 1917 Commissioned, United States Army Signal Corps 1920 Joined Radio Corp. of America 1950 Retired 1968, Jan. 15 Died From the guide to the Elmo N. Pickerill Papers, 1910-1975, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Elmo Neale Pickerill was born May 24, 1885 in Greenridge, Missouri.

Pickerill began his radio career as an employee from 1904 to 1906 of Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the triode radio tube. Pickerill was unofficially the first person to receive and transmit radio signals from an airplane to a ground station. This occurred on August 4, 1910 as he flew from Mineola, Long Island to Manhattan Beach and back again.

From 1911 to 1917, Pickerill performed as a barnstormer. In 1917, he served in the United States Army Signal Corps as a radio instructor. In 1920, Pickerill joined RCA. At RCA, he was in charge of the aeronautics division after 1928. Pickerill retired from RCA in 1950.

Elmo N. Pickerill died January 15, 1968.

From the guide to the Elmo N. Pickerill Papers, 1867-1976, 1920s-1950s, (Mass Media and Culture)

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