Early Aviation in Grinnell

Archive

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Grinnell Historical Museum

Name/Title

Early Aviation in Grinnell

Entry/Object ID

9000.001.177

Scope and Content

Articles about the earliest airplane flights in Grinnell; about Billy Robinson and his inventions, record-breaking flights, and fatal crash in 1916. Robinson founded the Grinnell Aeroplane Company. Articles about other Grinnell Aviators, and the delivery of mail by plane.