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[[stamped]] FROM THE HAROLD & MARVEL MOREHOUSE AVIATION PIONEERS COLLECTION
NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM
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OLIVER B. SHERWOOD
Pioneer New York Aviator

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Information is lacking concerning the date and place of birth, education and early occupation of Oliver B. Sherwood. Reportedly he was a young Brooklyn business man who developed an interest in the first aviation developments in the New York area and decided he wanted to learn to fly.

Sherwood was learning to fly during the late summer of 1911 on various machines at Nassau Boulevard Flying Field, evidently teaching himself, with the help of friends. In mid-October he had a smashup wile flying Dr Northwood's Farman-copy, but was not injured.

On November 25th he made his first major flight, some 30 miles cross-country on a Kirkham-powered Church biplane owned by A. W. Ridgley. On this flight Sherwood passed over Hempstead, Garden City, Mineola and Hyde Park. It was an outstanding flight for a novice and those watching were fearful that he would come to grief, but he made a fine landing and was overjoyed. He continued flying this plane into December and by mid-month was carrying passengers. For the remainder of December he flew almost every day.

His flying continued and in late January, 1912  he flight tested a new Maxi-motor-powered modified Curtiss-type biplane built at the Moneola Flying Field for John Gammeter of Akron, Ohio. March 4th to 9th Sherwood flew at an aviation meet

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