100 Years Young John Miller
December 15, 1905 Poughkeepsie, NY
ABS Member# 809 since March, st ABS Board Meeting, June 27-29, 1968
May 2002 Interview University of North Texas Oral History Program Ruth Law Early Transportation Capt. Horatio Barber’s Plane
John’s double solo... John Miller with JN-4 Jenny powered by Curtiss OX-5 engine John Miller with the Jenny he soloed in on his 18 th birthday.
Miller (center) with Standard J-1, brother Erik and mother Dickerson Field, Poughkeepsie, New York, June 8, 1928
John with rebuilt/remodeled J-1 biplane, before its test flight May 6, 1928
The lure of early flight...
Miller’s Barnstorming Scheme
New Standard biplane being refueled with the engine running. John is standing up in the cockpit, ready to go.
The sum total... John at Stinson Field, arriving for the ABS Convention in San Diego John watches as his aircraft “Missing Link” is christened on May 24, 1931
John with two planes he has flow: EAL DC-3 #344 and UAL Boeing NC13369
“I guess my flying days are over.” Final words of John Miller – June 22, 2008