GORDON K. HOOD

GORDON K. HOOD Chicago, Ill. from Ellington, 1918

First Practical Canadian Airplane and Gordon K. Hood, Its Builder from Ellington, 1918

Among those who made the Air Service possible, are-- Gordon K. Hood--Built the first practical airplane in Canada and flew it; has trained pilots for te United states army since the beginning of the war. Was among the first instructors in acrobatics at Ellington. from Ellington, 1918 Courtesy of Gary D. White

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Gordon Hood +aviation" using Google, 2-15-04, you will find just three links, only one of which is relevant.

AUTOGIRO COMANY OF AMERICA ARCHIVES      This page on the website of the Wichita State University Library offer a single reference to a letter from Gordon. The citation reads:      "Contains a letter from Gordon Hood, Syracuse Air Show (20 August 1936) regarding public demonstration of the autogiros." To access the page , just click on the title above.

Ellington Field: A Short History, 1917-1963      This page offers a single paragraph with a reference to Hood. 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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