George Bing was one of Sandusky, Ohio's prominent businessmen. He operated a carriage, bicycle, and automobile repair shop at West Adams and Tiffin Avenue. Bing also held the distinction of being the first to build an airplane in the city of Sandusky. In 1911, he constructed this biplane, modelling it after the Hudson flier flown from Euclid Beach to Cedar Point by Glenn Curtiss in 1910.