Korn, Edward A., 1888-1980.

Milton and Edward Korn first flew in 1911 in a monoplane they designed and built on the father's farm in Shelby County, Ohio. They later flew for the Benoist Airplane Company and for the Air Mail Service. Milton was killed in an airplane crash in 1913, and Edward gave up flying a few years later to become a chiropracter.

From the description of Papers and Photographs, 1908-1979. (University of Wisconsin, Superior). WorldCat record id: 31020374

Edward Albert Korn was born on Mar. 2, 1888 in Montra in Shelby County, Ohio, the vicinity of the Korn family's farm. John and Mary Korn had seven children, and Edward and his younger brother Milton were the eldest of the four boys. As members of a farming family, these Korn brothers grew up working with farming machinery. Their mechanical interest also extended to aviation, and in 1909 and 1910, they built a monoplane on their farm, one of the first airplanes built in Ohio.

Edward Korn trained as a pilot at the Benoist School of Aviation at Kinlock Field in St. Louis, Missouri in 1911 and 1912. He was licensed by the Aero Club of America on May 1, 1912, receiving license number 117, becoming known as one of the "Early Birds", one of the aviators who was licensed to fly before 1914. Korn was also an assistant instructor at the Benoist School (1911) and an exhibition pilot (1912-1913). He and his brother Milton had opened the Korn Brothers Aeroplane Company in Sidney, Ohio by 1913 and also started a flying school.

Edward Korn also served in the Ohio National Guard and had been educated at Capital University, the Ross College of Chiropractic, and the U.S. College of Naturopathy.

Sources:

Korn, Edward Albert. In Who's Who in World Aviation and Aeronautics, Vol. 2, American Aviation Publications, Inc., 1958, p. 250.

Miller, Roger L. "The Korn Brothers of Ohio-Early Aviators" . [typewritten manuscript], undated. In [Box 3, File 1] MS-220, Edward A. Korn Collection. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Walker, Lois. Wright Patterson Air Force Base.[Summary and Appraisal of] MS-220, The Edward A. Korn Collection], undated typewritten manuscript.

From the guide to the MS-220 Edward A. Korn Collection, 1908-1979, (Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives)