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Bush Pilots of Alaska  Within 20 years of the Wright Brothers’
1903 flight, there was a blossoming airline industry in the
United States. World War One had accelerated the development and
production of airplanes during the 1910s. Among the outcomes of
the war after it ended in 1918 were a large number of trained
pilots and surplus aircraft. Most of these pilots returned to
their pre-war jobs. Other pilots were eager to keep flying and
some made their way to the Alaskan frontier. The vast and remote
Alaska Territory was still decades away from becoming a state
and attracted a variety of hearty individuals because of its
scenery, fur trade, oil reserves, and gold. Bush pilots played a
key role in the development of the Alaska Territory, even after
it became a