Wilmer A. Reedholm was an American

United States

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 aviation pioneer.

In 1926 Reedholm designed and constructed his first airplane, a single-seat craft with a 28 hp

Horse power (machine)

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 engine. It made only one flight, a brief straight-line effort, with the unlicensed youth at the controls.

Reedholm obtained his solo permit at age 16, and became the nation's youngest fully licensed pilot at age 18. He obtained a Transport Rating.

In 1931 he was mentioned in the Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

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 newspaper as second-place winner of a local air race.

Reedholm became Vice-President of American Airlines

American Airlines

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, retiring at age 72.

In 2007 Reedholm was posthumously inducted into the Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame.