George Puflea was, with Leonard Bonney, the first instructor that taught in the Escuela Nacional de Aviación, later renamed as Escuela Militar de Aviación of the Mexican Air Force, at the time of its foundation on 15 of November 1915.
Puflea achieved what is recognised as the first long range flight in Mexico, flying from El Paso, Texas to Mexico City, stopping over in the cities of Chihuahua, Torreon, Saltillo, Monterrey, San Luis Potosí (or maybe Querétaro) in November 1920 [REF].