Fleet, Earl W.

Earl W. Fleet (1900- 1981) was a pilot for Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) and its successor TWA. He trained at Kelly Field (Texas) in 1923 and was a barnstormer and Connecticut National Guard pilot. In September 1927 he competed in the New York-Spokane Air Derby. He joined TAT in 1929. During World War II he flew with the Air Transport Command, afterwards returning to TWA. He retired in 1960.

From the guide to the Earl W. Fleet papers, 1922-1963, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)