 In May 1921 Eddie performed aerial stunts at the 1921 opening of the aviation season for the Aero Club at Curtiss Field in Buffalo, New York.In June 1921 Eddie returned to California to work for one of the movie companies as an aviator.In 1924 Eddie was chartered by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., proprietor of The Illustrated Daily Herald to fly his staff photographer over the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet as it was arriving in San Francisco.