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flew Collier to Lakewood, New Jersey, a distance of 47 miles, landing on the John D. Rockefeller estate for a flying visit. After a short time there they started on a jaunt to Allaire, New Jersey. On this hop they had a forced landing in a corn field, due to engine trouble, damaging the right lower wing, but neither man was injured. At this time Oliver was starting to give Collier some flying instruction. 

During 1911 he devoted some time to the design of engines and some of his work was published in aviation magazines of that time. Later he reportedly built another engine experimentally for aircraft use. In the winter of 1911-1912 he went to Panama with James H. Hare, one of the staff photographers of Colliers Weekly, and A. L. Welsh, to investigate the possibility of making aerial photographs of the Canal Zone then under construction. The Collier Wright was boxed and taken along in case it was decided to attempt the [[strikethrough]] undertaking [[/strikethrough]] flight. After considerable investigation, it was decided to abandon the idea and the project was dropped. 

During the winter months Collier purchased a second Wright plane, equipped with floats, which was delivered early in the spring. A [[strikethrough]] Hydro Haven [[/strikethrough]] hydro haven and hangar were [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] built for it at Seidlers Beach, New Jersey, and when all was ready Walter Brookins came to give both Collier and Oliver some instruction in water flying on the new plane. The land plane was still kept in commission at Rest Hill, and on May 18, 1912, Oliver flew there for his license, No. 145, on the Collier Wright. Mr. Collier, who was then President of the Aero Club of [[strikethrough]] American [[/strikethrough]] America, and W. Redmond Cross were his observers. He continued to fly actively throughout 1912 for Mr. Collier, on both land and water planes, making cross-country flights to and from the various New Jersey beach resorts, carrying passengers. On July 4, 1912, he carried a sack of authorized mail from South Amboy to Perth Amboy, the [[strikethrough]] FIRST [[/strikethrough]] first air mail in the [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] state of New Jersey. 

Apparently Mr. Collier gave up the sport of aviation after that season and Oliver quit active flying and retired to a farm in Maryland for a time. He then took up the machinery business and patented various tool devices. For 

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