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flying time. In this series of flights three were over 500 miles nonstop, [[strikethrough]] when [[/strikethrough]] on the first westward hop they flew from Fort Worth to El Paso, Texas, 580 miles; returning eastward they flew from Tucson, Arizona, to Sweetwater, Texas, 701 miles; then from Fort Worth, Texas, to Americus, Georgia, 852 miles.

In 1924 Major Macaulay was made chairman of a committee to promote and develop a municipal airport for the city of San Diego, which later became Lindbergh Field. In World War II he was promoted to Colonel. He assisted in the preparation of Air Service requirements, later transferring to the Air Transport Command, from which he retired in 1944 after two years of duty in the Africa, Middle East ad Pacific theatres. In October and November, 1957, Macaulay made an extended air tour of South America stopping at Panama, Lima, Cusco, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and San Juan.

Following his retirement from the service, Colonel Macaulay resided for some time at Severna Park, Maryland. Later he returned to the West Coast where he passed away on April 18, 1965, in a sanitarium at Alpine, California. A member of the Early Birds, he was their Second Vice President in 1957-1958.

Flying Pioneer Colonel Theodore C. Macaulay devoted most of his active life ^[[time]] to aviation and became a very competent instructor, test pilot and military aviator. As one of the early Curtiss organization he contributed much to the firm's success and growth. Glenn Curtiss greatly respected his ability and judgement as a test pilot and for some time relied on him in the initial development of many of their pre-World War I planes. He also went on to serve his country well in the progressive growth of the United States Air Service. Richly deserving of great credit his name must be well-recorded in the annals of American aviation history.

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