THE JOHNSONS JOHNSON'S AIRPLANE & SUPPLY CO. 1923
	Left to Right: Al Johnson, Walter E. Lees, Jimmy Johnson

 

WALTER JOINS THE JOHNSON AEROPLANE & SUPPLY COMPANY, 1922 In 1915, Walter was an instructor at the Curtiss School at the foot of Jersey Street in Buffalo. Walter's first students were Al Johnson and Fish Hassell.      In 1917, Walter was instructing Army pilots for World War I at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas. Al Johnson was also an instructor at the field with Walter. Al is pictured in Gallery 2, The First Consignment at Ellington Field.      In the fall of 1922, Walter went with Johnson Aeroplane and Supply Company, located in Dayton, Ohio. He worked with Al Johnson and his good friend from the Curtiss flying school in San Diego, Jimmy Johnson. Al and Jimmy were not related.   from Jo Cooper's book, Pioneer Pilot   Gallery 5