Leo Boyle aviation collection, 19--.

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Leo Boyle aviation collection, 19--.

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Articles relating to aviation history in Old Orchard Beach, Me.; cancelled envelope and stamp honoring the early airmail flight made by Harry M. Jones from Portland, Me., to Augusta, Me.; framed poster from a 1930s Popular Mechanics magazine about the Old Orchard Beach glider plane; and piece of original fabric from the glider.

5 linear ft.

Harmon Museum/Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6919308

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Jones, Harry M. (Harry Martin), 1890-1973

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Harry M. Jones was born in Providence, R.I.; in 1912 signed up for a flying course at Saugus, Mass., and became first aviator in Rhode Island at the age of 22 in 1913; became famous in the New England area as being the first and only pilot to land an airplane on Boston Common, and later being the first pilot hired as a special air parcel post carrier, flying from Boston to New York with several stops along the way. He opened a flying school in Saugus in 1915 and began flying passengers over Bost...

Maine Aviation Historical Society

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Boyle, Leo, 1926-

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Manager of Jones Bookstore, Portland, Me., where developed a large aviation section; founder of Maine Aviation Historical Society in 1967 and established as a non-profit organization in 1990; involved with Maine Air Museum in Bangor; born in Old Orchard Beach; resident of Westbrook, Me. From the description of Leo Boyle aviation collection, 19--. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 172974689 ...