 He was promoted to Acting Major with effect from 1 May 1919
He was a member of the crew of R.34 on its transatlantic flight, and on the airship's arrival in America parachuted from it to give instructions to the ground handling party, making him the first person to arrive in the United States by air.From October 1919 he performed technical flying duties for the Airship Experimental and Research Division of the Air Ministry.He was elected an associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1920 and contributed articles on airship development to "Flight" and also gave lectures on the subject.