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entered the Wright School at Dayton, Ohio in May, where he received a few lessons from Instructor Turpin, but due to the necessity of his business interests in St. Louis he was not able to finish instruction at that time. Later that season, early in September, he resumed training at St. Louis when Walter Brookins started a flying school at Kinloch Flying Field for the Pioneer Aviation Company with a Wright plane. He soloed about September 10th and flew for his license, No. 61, dated September 15, 1911, on a Wright [[strikethrough]] Model [[/strikethrough]] Type B. He continued to fly there quite actively for the remainder of the fall season, carrying passengers and generally enjoying the sport. Apparently Lambert did very little active flying after the 1911 season, but continued his interest in aviation affairs. In 1912 he did some ballooning and was active in the organizing and managing of the major balloon races that year. 

In November, 1913 he organized the United States Aviation Reserve Corps with the United States Government and Aero Club of America approval. This ultimately grew into a formidable list of America's greatest aviators which was taken over and [[strikethrough]] welded [[/strikethrough]] merged into the recruiting system of World War I. 

Early in 1917 Lambert offered his services to the Government and was commissioned a First Lieutenant, ordered to active duty and put on flying status. By September he was Commanding Officer of the Missouri Aeronautical Society Balloon School, which later was moved to San Antonio, Texas for the winter months. There he was promoted to Captain and rated a Military Aviator. He remained in the Service until February, 1919, when he returned to civilian life at his request. 

In 1926 he retired from the pharmacal company bearing his name, and in 1927 helped organize, and was one of the backers, of the Lindbergh flight, Following this Lambert started to arrange for the Lt. Louis Municipal Airport which bears his name today. In 1942 he again entered the active service of his country in World War II. On November 12, 1946 he passed away at his home in St. Louis at age 72, after an extremely active life of service and worthy accomplishments. 

An ardent Early Bird, a wealthy business leader with a sincere faith in flying, the help and influence of Albert Lambert was always evident in early

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