Oscar Brindley

OSCAR BRINDLEY
1913

OSCAR BRINDLEY & ORVILLE WRIGHT
in a Wright Model G, in the Little Miami River, abt. 1913
The figure with his back to the picture is possibly Bernard Whelan.
Collection of Bernard L. Whelan
Courtesy of Mary Anne Whelan

MARTIN TT, 1913
Collection of Nick Medrano, 1-23-04

ONLINE RESOURCES If you search for "Oscar Brindley", using the Google search engine, (1-27-04), you will find about 28 links. Among the most interesting is the following.

MARTIN TT You will find a mention of Oscar as the pilot of the Martin T. T. on the website of Holcomb's Aerodrome, as well as numerous photographs of the plane itself. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.
If time permits, you should take advantage of the opportunity to become acquainted with this very helpful website.

BRINDLEY TEACHES BERNARD WHELAN, 1913 Bernard Whelan joined the early Spring class at the Wright School in May, 1913, and started training in June along with Maurice Priest, John Bixler, M. Schemmerhorn, Rod M. Wright, A. Bowersox and A. Bressman, and was taught to fly by instructor Oscar Brindley.
From The Early Birds of Aviation CHIRP, November, 1961, Number 67

OSCAR BRINDLEY TEACHES HOWARD RINEHART Howard Rinehart was practically an Amazonian to begin with. From 1905 he had been engaged in establishing radio stations between Para and Manaos, and in Rio, for the United Wireless Corporation. When a Frenchman appeared with a Bleriot at Manaos in 1912, Rinehart wired Commodore Benedict his resignation, packed his bag and took the first boat for Para and home to Dayton, where he induced Fatty Barnes to sell him a course. He learned to fly under Oscar Brindley and was finished off by Orville Wright himself.
from CHIRP - AUGUST 1, 1938 - DEARBORN MICH. - NUMBER 22
courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir

WAR DEPARTMENT TELEGRAM
December 5, 1913 Oscar A. Brindley,
Care The Wright Co.,
Dayton, OHIO.

You are offered temporary appointment as aeroplane expert at seventy-five
dollars per week and actual expense going to, while at and returning from
San Diego, California. If you accept wire date of departure from Dayton.
Important you leave for San Diego at once. Letter of instructions will
meet you at San Diego.
Collection of Sally Tippett Buel, 1-23-04

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