Ernie C. Hall was born October 31, 1890 in Gustavo's, Ohio & the family relocated to Warren, Ohio in his youth.

He began designing model gliders at the age of 15.

He began building model gliders & planes at 16.

He designed, engineered, & built his first aircraft at the age of 19.

Made his first heavier-than-air type aero-plane flight in a modified Bleriot Model Xl on August 30, 1911at age 21.

Mr. Hall met the Wright Brothers for the first time. (shared experiences concerning aircraft design for safety, construction, performance, & reliability.)

Mr. Hall was hired as a flight instructor, his first job, by Curtiss Exhibition Company ln Newport News, Virginia.

He established his 1" flying school in Conneaut, Pa. at the age of 25.

Joined the Aviation section of the Army Signal Corps at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio where he was an exceptionally gifted flight instructor.

Trained over 500 Cadet Pilots at the end of World War I at Call Field in Wichita Falls, Texas.  Then appointed State of Ohio Director of the Bureau of Aeronautics. He also became a member of the distinguished "Early Birds" for a highly select group of aviator members including the Wright Brothers, Paul Garber, George Scragg, military personnel and many others.

He was recognized for unparalleled efforts in aviation. (As noted in 1958)

Mr. Hall had the esteemed honor of meeting lndustrial Revolutionary greats as Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Charles Kettering at Orville Wright's birthday party in Dayton, Ohio.

Mr. Hall had many notable honors, achievements, and recognition through the years including the pilot instructor for two future Air Force Generals at the time. They were Jimmy Doolittle and Lt. Albert J. Price who were Mr. Hall's World War I military students as noted in the Federal Congressional Records of 1958.

• Mr. Hall was also named "Mr. OX-5 of 1958" by the lnternational Organization of Veteran Pilots who flew famous Curtiss OX-5 engines built before World War l. He was also elected Board of Governors of the OX-5 Club.

• Mr. Hall was singularly honored at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. by the US Air Force

• His monoplane was moved from the Smithsonian in D.C. to US Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio.

Mr. Hall was honored many times by news affiliates for his 50 continuous active years in aviation.

Mr. Hall was proclaimed the oldest practicing flying instructor in the World at 80.

Mr. Ernest C. Hall passed away in Warren, Ohio on December 8, 1972 at the age of 82.