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Park, Long Island, New York, then deliver them to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio for the Western Division. On April 7th, 1919 he had a smashup near Hollis, Long Island when a forced landing during this test work resulted in turning turtle and wrecking things somewhat, but he was not injured.
Budwig remained in the Service until early summer, 1919 when, together with two former civilian instructors and air mail pilot associates, Dana DeHart and Ira O. Biffle, the Queens Aerial Transportation Company was formed at the Queens Village Airport, Queens, New York. The new firm was organized to instruct students, carry passengers, perform aerial advertizing and give exhibitions. War surplus planes were used, and there through the remainder of the season over 2,000 passengers were carried without accident.
In early 1920 Budwig was in California operating a passenger carrying business at Ince Field, Venice. Early that spring he and World War I pilot Fred D. Hoyt formed the Hoyt-Budwig Company at the Venice Airport doing commercial flying and flight testing for aircraft firms. In May Budwig conducted the flight tests of the new small Lougheed Model S-1 single seat sport plane. In September he became personal pilot for wealthy Loas Angeles banker L. C. Brand, flying Brand's new three-place DeLuxe Watermen Model 3L-400 stagger wing biplane with Liberty-12 engine. He continued in this position for some time, flying Brand on numerous serial tours of the west and southwest.
He remained as personal pilot and in flight test work until 1924 when he started the Budwig Radio Company at Glendale, California, conducting this business until 1927, when he became Director of Air Regulation, U. S. Department of Commerce, at Washington, D. C. until 1933. That year he formed the Bidwig Manufacturing Company to manufacture horticultural equipment, then in November, 1940 he became President of Aircraft Components, Incorporated, manufacturers of stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal aircraft component parts.
Now retired, Budwig is living in Ramona, California, a member of the Early Birds, QB's and a Major in the Marine Corps Aviation Reserves. During his active flying days Budwig held Transport License No. 39.
Flying Pioneer, Early Bird Gilbert G. Budwig devoted the major part of his