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First Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Corps, U. S. Army Reserves, and in April, 1921 was advanced to Captain. 

In 1919 Jones founded the airport at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, which was to become the hopping off place for many famous transatlantic flights. There he operated a flying school, did cross-country charter flying and had an extremely popular beach resort passenger-carrying business for many years. He was a great promoter of aerial circus meets and various publicity stunts to draw crowds. During these years he owned and operated quite a variety of different types of planes there, ranging from Jennies and Standards with OX and Hisso engines to the later enclosed cabin-type Stinsons, Bellancas, and Curtiss and Sikorsky flying boats. Jones continued his business there until 1933 when he was appointed Airport Supervisor for the State of Maine. In that capacity he was instrumental in the development of many new airports throughout the state. He holds Aircraft License No. 1 in the State of Maine and also Main Transport License No. 17. On November 30, 1937, he obtained Federal Transport License No. 2449 Aircraft Class 4M. 

After giving up active flying Jones became engaged in inspection work at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corp., then at Brewster Aircraft, and finally at the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, where he remained until 1943. At this time he joined the Civil Aviation Agency on inspection duties and was in that service until he retired in 1960. Jones enjoyed air travel in retirement and did some lecturing before civic groups in the early days of aviation. 

After a lingering illness Jones passed away April 15, 1973, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at age 83. He was survived by two sons, Harry M. Jr., with whom he made his home, and Robert, of Armonk, New York; and a daughter, Mrs. Doris Walsh of Goleta, California. Burial was in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

Early Bird Harry M. Jones was truly a sincere and hard working flying pioneer who devoted his entire life to aviation in all its phases, and is richly

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