George Yates is with student pilot Morrie Gilbert, a Portland, Oregon businessman. Yates' pilot license #549 was issued in 1930 and signed by Orville Wright.
Top left: George Yates built the Stiper airplane for Beaverton businessman Elmer Stipe. Bottom left: George Yates and the Stiper. Right: Charles Bernard stands in front of the Yates Aircraft building. The plane had two seats and a parasol wing. It eventually flew 4,000 hours, carrying passengers.
Cedar Hills residents visit George Yates at far left. To his right are Anne Holboke, Sophie and George Moshofsky, and their children. (Names unknown.) The photo was taken at Bernard Airport.