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[[stamped]] FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE [[/stamped]]

received at once for excellent workmanship and good flying qualities. Both Hild and Tex Millman conducted the flight tests on this new plane which was soon put into regular service at their flying school. In December the company was reorganized and called the United Eastern Aeroplane Corp. The entire personnel and facilities of the original firm were retained and enlarged, the flying school was continued and the new company announced their intention to manufacture planes for pleasure, military and commercial use.

Hild became one of the founder members and attended an early meeting of what was to become the Aircraft Manufacturers Association on February 13, 1917 at the Manhattan Hotel in New York. The new United Eastern company exhibited one of their new training planes at the Pan American Exposition held in Grand Central Palace, New York in March where it attracted much attention. This firm remained in business through the World War I years of 1917 and into the fall of 1918, but their planes never came into extensive use due to the preference position of the larger firms. Some planes were built with floats and Hall-Scott engines. Apparently the firm went out of business toward the end of World War I, and in December, 1919 Hild and Marshonet announced a new small light plane at Hempstead, Long Island, New York. They had plans for building their own 40 H.P. engine and to again manufacture planes for sport and pleasure, but this venture was short lived.

Following this Hild reportedly retired from aviation in 1920 and later moved to Chicago, Illinois where he founded the Hild Floor Machine Company in 1927. He remained there and operated this business until 1954 when he retired and moved to Florida where he passed away suddenly at Miami on October 31st, 1963 at age 73. He was survived by his wife and one son.

Flying Pioneer Frederick C. Hild had only recently joined the Early Birds organization and was beginning to renew his interest in pioneer aviation circles. One of the very first to take up the early science of flight, he contributed much to the progress of aviation history. Self-taught, he went

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