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Claverie remained at Rich Field until all civilian instructors were discharged on December 31st, 1918. On November 2nd he had been one of a large group of pilots who made a mass flight for the opening celebration of the Annual Cotton Palace Exposition at Waco. During this flying display Claverie and George (Buck) Weaver put on a special acrobatic show. After World War I Claverie went into business for himself and opened a shop in Dallas, Texas, doing aviation contract work on plane overhaul and repair jobs. He was considered a very skilled and competent mechanic and specialized in metal work. He continued in this business through 1920, then in 1921 became Chief Instructor and Test Pilot for the Walter Varney Aviation School at Redwood City, California. In 1922 Claverie became test pilor for the Barnhart Aircraft Company of Pasadena, where he remained until 1924 when he became associated with Prof. A. A. Merrill [[?]] at the California Institute of Technology on aircraft experimental work. There he assisted in the construction of flying of gliders, powered aircraft, model work, test apparatus and instruments, remaining there through 1926. During that period a 40-foot spam 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, fool-proof 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 unusual features, was powered by a 6 cylinder 45 Anzani engine. Claverie conducted flight tests of this plane and reportedly successfully accumulated 30 hours flying time on the machine. Merrill's projects were part of an aeronautics course given by the College at the 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 de- 2