Herbert M Peters | HistoryForge

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194421

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White Male born in 1900

Herbert Malcolm Peters was one of the founders of Ithaca Airways Corporation in 1927. The company originally offered eight-minute flights circling the city for two passengers at a cost of $3.00 and later charter flights. The company later became the Ithaca Flying Service, Inc. and hosted airshows. During World War II, Peters and his wife Dorothy trained pilots in Ithaca, including responsibility for Cornell’s ROTC program and the Navy V-12 program. Peters continued to train pilots in Ithaca until the late 1950s when he retired from his position as manager of the Ithaca Municipal Airport: https://tompkins.historyforge.net/buildings/9909

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Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1950	Peters, Herbert M	Head	402 N Cayuga St	50	White	New Jersey	Married	Flying Operator

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Peters, Dorothy B	Wife	402 N Cayuga St	52	White	New York	Married	None
Peters, Barbara	Daughter	402 N Cayuga St	8	White	New York	Never Married	None
Barry, Florence B	Mother-in-Law	402 N Cayuga St	72	White	New York	Widowed	None

Address: Groton, Tompkins, NY

Occupation: Mechanic

Employer: Groton Auto Co

Herbert Peters in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com

1918

Herbert Malcolm Peters of Freeville, NY, occupation Trucking, married Dorothy Rose Berry of Freeville, NY, occupation Teacher, on June 16, 1924 in Cortland, NY.

Herbert Malcolm Peters in the New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, Ancestry.com

1924

103 ½ Park St, Groton, NY

Herbert M Peters, Head, White, Male, 25, Salesman

Dorothy B Peters, Wife, White, Female, 24, Housework

Elizabeth Peters, Daughter, White, Female, 261 days old

Herbert M Peters in the New York, U.S., State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com

1925

Herbert (Dorothy) Peters, Employee Finger Lakes Garage, boards at 426 N Cayuga St.

1925 Ithaca City Directory

1925

“The Ithaca Airways Corporation has been formed by a group of Ithacans for flight training and passenger flights purposes. The directors of the new corporation are Minor Bennett, John Gifford, Lawrence Morey and H.M. Peters.

The corporation has obtained a new Waco 10, one of the latest type of airplanes, and the Ithaca Municipal Airport will be used….

Mr. Peters is a licensed mechanic and airplane rigger. He was trained in flying at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., and he expects to apply for a pilot’s license from the Department of Commerce.”

“New Company Will Promote Airway Travel,” Ithaca Journal, April 17, 1928, 5.

April 7, 1928

801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca

Herbert (Dorothy) Peters, aviator and vice-president , Ithaca Aviation Corp, res R D 3

1929 Ithaca City Directory

1929

Birth Date: Jan 25, 1900

Birth Place: Navesink, NJ

Employer: Self Employed Ithaca

Herbert Malcolm Peters in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com

1942

“Mr. Peters was determined to fly airplanes by the time he was a boy of 15. His flying career was frustrated briefly when he enlisted in the Navy in 1919 but was later grounded because of high blood pressure. He first came to Ithaca in 1924 and worked with the Ford Agency. He left there to start Ithaca Airways which later became the Ithaca Flying Service Inc. He continued to train pilots during his long stay in Ithaca and just prior to his retirement, it was estimated that Mr. Peters had trained more than 4,000 pilots… He became manager of the Ithaca airport in 1928…. During World War II he trained pilots in Ithaca and at one time he had 185 students, 28 pilot instructors, 15 mechanics and a full-time office staff of six. In 1958 Mr Peters ended his 30-year career as manager of the Municipal airport…. The Municipal Airport was finally closed by the city in July 1965….”

“Former Airport Manager Dies,” Ithaca Journal, January 17, 1972, 4.

January 17, 1972