WALTER A. PACK

WALTER A. PACK 40 Naples St., San Francisco, California from Ellington, 1918

Among those who made the Air Service possible, are-- Walter A. Pack--Tested out first De Haviland plane equipped with Liberty motor at Ellington Field and stunted it. Recognized with Lee , as the most daring flyer at the field. Has been with army since war started and has had more than 1,000 hours of spectacular, close-to-ground flying without a crash.. from Ellington, 1918 Courtesy of Gary D. White

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Walter A. Pack +aviation" using Google, 2-15-04, you will not find any relevant links. However, he is mentioned briefly on the website below.

Ellington Field: A Short History, 1917-1963      This page offers a single paragraph with a reference to Pack. The citation reads:      "Because of a lack of military pilots in 1917, the U.S. Army Air Service relied on civilian pilots to help train cadets. Civilian pilots often had mor flight experience than military aviators. During the war, Ellingon Field had seven civilian instructors: W.F. Sullivan, H.B. Crewdson, E.W. Cleveland, G.K. Hood, W.A. Pack, O.W. Hoover, and E.H. Lee. Upon graduation, a flight cadet would be christened a military aviator. After graduation, an aviator was shipped to Europe for more training and assignment to a combat squadron."      To access the page , just click on the title above.

 

I have no information as to the dates of his birth or his death

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