Rare Photograph of Syd Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin’s half-brother) Biplane in flight. Domestic Airline Curtiss Jenny Biplane More Info Sydney “Syd” Chaplin was an all-around man: Silent Screen Actor, aviation pioneer, and business manager to his younger half-brother, Charlie Chaplin. It was in aviation where he made history in 1919 when he bought a plane and hired pilot Emery Rogers and thus begun the first privately owned domestic American airline. Things were looking good for Chaplin, but when the government began requiring things like pilot licenses, he got out of the business, 1919,Condition Good -, corner crease , 1.5” tear at bottom. Size 8 X 10