Dates

• Existence: 1889 - 1928

Biographical Note: Eddie Hubbard

Edward "Eddie" Hubbard was born in San Francisco, California on January 3, 1889. He relocated to Seattle, Washington in 1907. In 1915, he enrolled as the first student of the Aviation School of the Northwest and was the first to obtain an aviator's license from the Aero Club of America. In 1917, Hubbard was hired by Boeing Airplane Company as a mechanic, shortly thereafter becoming a test pilot. On March 3, 1919, Hubbard completed the first successful air mail flight, from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. on behalf of Boeing Air Transport. He continued to fly as an air mail pilot for several years. Eddie Hubbard died on December 28, 1928 from complications due to stomach surgery.

Citation:

Brown, Jim. Hubbard - the Forgotten Boeing Aviator. Vancouver: Peanut Butter Pub, 1996.

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