Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-06-27 | Page 3 | Springer Was Air Pilot Here

Springer Was Air Pilot Here Eric Springer has been In the aviation aviation aviation avia avia- tion game a no number of years ears and was one of the first pilots to undertake pioneering for the United States airmail air airmail mail mall service through the dangerous intermountain country both ways from Salt Lake He came here when tho the service was instituted and and- was one of at the ve very first to map out the theair theair theair air lanes across the Wasatch mountains mountains mountains moun moun- and the broken country of Ne Ne- vada Claron Nelson now superintendent superintendent superintendent of Woodward field in this city and Eric Springer have long been flying friends Springer during the war served with the Glenn Glenn- Martin Glenn Bombing Plane company testing machines as they came from the factory to be besent besent besent sent to the front He began flying lying when the game began and has been at ot it ever since He lIe is about 30 years of age and is considered b by air mail pilots to be one of the best 1 handlers of air ships in the world He is particularly good In the handling han han- dUng of heavy ships according to the thel pilots here