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Flying Pioneer, [[strikethrough]]Early Bird[[/strikethrough]] Edward Lee Hammond was truly one of the pioneers of the early era of America aviation history and contributed [[strikethrough]]measurably[[/strikethrough]] significantly toward its [[strikethrough]]progressive[[/strikethrough]] development. Starting with the very early planes, throughout [[strikethrough]]the[[/strikethrough]] his later years. he [[strikethrough]]went on to[[/strikethrough]] assisted in the civic movement of aviation progress in Chicago and the State of Illinois