Title

Vernon Omlie, portrait, circa 1920s/early 1930s

Creators

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Source Collection

Omlie, Phoebe Fairgrave collection, Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis

Identifier

sc.0491.001_030.006

Description

Color portrait of Vernon Omlie, pilot, circa 1920s/early 1930s.

In 1922, Phoebe Fairgraves, aviatrix, married her instructor, Vernon Cleophas Omlie (1895-1936), a talented pilot who has been an instructor during the war, while both were working for the Curtiss Field in Minneapolis. In 1925, the couple moved to Memphis, Tennessee, leasing the Millington airfield to establish a flying school and a chartered commercial air service. Vernon would later become the manager of Memphis Municipal Airport. During the Mississippi flood in 1927, Vernon and Phoebe flew rescue missions.

Date Created

2023

Date

circa 1920s/early 1930s

Recommended Citation

"Vernon Omlie, portrait, circa 1920s/early 1930s" (2023). Images. 11.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-phoebefomlie1/11