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the Navy. Entering the Naval Air Service he became U.S. Naval Aviator No. 524, and for some time was a flying boat instructor at the Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia. From there he was transferred to [[left margin]] become [[left margin]] Cheif Test Pilot at the Anacostia Air Base, Washington D.C. Immediately after World War I he returned to Europe on Denby truck export activities.
In 1920 Havens returned to again join Curtiss, as District Manager in charge of sales promotion activities throughout the State of New York. [[strikethrough]]and [[strikethrough]] The New York Aircraft Corporation was formed to [[strikethrough]] and in [[strikethrough]] develop interest in the various uses of aircraft. In 1921 Havens joined his former flying colleague Charles C. WAitmer to form the Airship Manufacturing Cmopany of America in Hammodsport, New York, to develop and manufacture all types of lighter-than-air craft and accessories. In December, 1923 Witmer resigned from the firm due to ioll health, and another former Curtiss piloot, J.lL. Callan, brought out AWitmer's interest in the firm, at which time the name was changed to Airships, Inc.k, with Havens remaining as Vice President and Treasurer.
In January 1928 Havens took a leave of absence from Airships, Inc. to ac as sales manager for the Loening Areonautical Engineering Corporations of New York. In March he was a passanger and co-pilot with Lt. B. R. Dallas on the first amphibian flight from New York City to Rockwell Fiel, San Diego, California, flying a standard service Loening amphibian with a Liberty-12 inverted engine. The 3300 mioles was covered in 32 hours, 45 minutes flying time, by way of Dayton, Ohio, Amariollo and El Paso, Texas and Tucson, Arizona.
In 1931 Havens became a specail represntative with the Vacuum Oil Company and later that year joined the Fairchild Aviation Corporation as a factory represetative for northeastern United States. Following this Havens was the Fairchiod distributor for ten years at Roosevelt Field,