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Department of the Beech-Nut Packing Company, and in July of that year took auto-gyro instruction at Pitcairn Field, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and learned to fly a rotary-wing aircraft.
From the mid 1930's to 1941 Coffyn was in charge of an office for the Canadian Aviation Bureau in New York. This organization was engaged in securing competent American aviators to work for the Canadian and British Governments to ferry aircraft across the Atlantic during World War II. From 1941 to 1945 he was with the Liquidometer Corporation, Long Island City, Long Island, and in 1944 he learned to fly a helicopter and qualified for his license, No. 2, at age 66. In 1946 he became Public Relations Manager and Aviation Historian for the Hiller Helicopter Company, Palo Alto, California. for several weeks he was "on loan" to the National Air Museum in Washington assisting with historic-aviation records. He retired in 1956 at age 78. Mr. Coffyn passed away at Palo Alto on December 10, 1960, at age 82. He was survived by his second wife, and a son and daughter by his first marriage. Internment was at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.
   Early Bird Frank T. Coffyn was truly one of the real Flying Pioneers of aviation. Throughout his entire lifetime he never lost his interest and devotion to the advancement and development of flying and air travel. History must well record his name among the pioneering greats of the vast industry aviation has become today. One of the founder members of the Early Birds, he served as their President in 1941. He was a member of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, Quiet Birdmen, Pacific Wings Club and the Order of Daedalians. He published many articles related to his early flying exploits and logged over 3,500 hours of flying time during his career.
   His name appears on the Wright Memorial Plaque at Dayton along with the others who learned to fly there.