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    He continued in this business through 1920, then in 1921 he became Chief Instructor and Test Pilot for the Walter Varney Aviation School at Redwood City, California.
    In 1922 Claverie became test pilot for the Barnhart Aircraft Company of Pasadena, where he remained until 1924 when he became associated with Professor A. A. Merrill at the California Institute of Technology on aircraft experimental work. There he assisted in the construction and flying of gliders, powered aircraft, model work, test apparatus and instruments, remaining there through 1926. During that period a 40-foot span cantilever wing monoplane glider with a conventional fuselage and 2-wheel landing gear was built.
    Professor Merrill had ideas for a so-called ultra-safe, foolproof type of plane which he claimed could take off, fly and land by itself, and Claverie assisted with this project. This 24-foot span biplane, having many very unusual features, was powered by a 6-cylinder, 45-[[crossed out]]horsepower[[/crossed out]] h.p. Anzani engine. Claverie conducted flight tests of this plane and reportedly successfully accumulated 30 hours of flying time on the machine. Merrill's projects were part of an aeronautics course given by the college at that time. Dr. Clark B. Millikin was the designer of this unusual plane for Merrill, and Claverie had his own shop where the construction work was done. His last flying as an active pilot was done on this project in 1928.
    At that time Claverie became associated with David R. Davis in the development and test of the "Davis Airfoil" which later came into prominent use. Claverie still has his own shop and made all of the equipment for the test apparatus in connection with this project.
    In 1930 Claverie joined the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., at Santa Monica, California, where he remained until 1943, in charge of all master production tooling for the World War II B-17 bombers. During this period he took one 6-months leave from Douglas to further assist David R. Davis on the
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