ELMER L. PARTRIDGE -1926

Mr. Elmer L. Partridge and Mr. Charles Dickinson, President of the Aero Club of Illinois, after a winter flight. Clipping from the collection of Lester Bishop courtesy of David Balanky

 

REMEMBER?      JOSEPH M. ("CAPRONI JOE") PALLISSARD (St. Anne, Ills., Jan 4, 1886), builder of diesel engines in the Electromotive Division of GM under Kettering, one day in 1913 bought a half interest in a tractor biplane with a Smith radial engine, built by E. L. Partridge and H. C. Keller, and the three launched the flying school of Pallissard & Co., at Cicero Field. Pilot Frank Castori was hired and the three became flyers on their own account. from CHIRP, APRIL 1949 - CLEVELAND, OHIO - NUMBER 40 courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir

 

ELMER PARTRIDGE ON THE AeroFiles WEBSITE You will find several entries, including photos, for Elmer Partridge on the AeroFiles website. You can visit the first reference by clicking on: Elmer Partridge and using the "Find" function on "Partridge" Plan to spend some time on this wonderful site.

 

NORTHWEST AIRWAYS in the beginning Taken from Forward In Flight, The History of Aviation In Wisconsin, by Michael J. Goc You will find a brief mention of Elmer in this story of the beginnings of aviation in Wisconsin. You can visit the first reference by clicking on: Elmer Partridge and using the "Find" function on "Partridge" I think you will want to read the whole story.

 

Partridge Crashes via email from John Miller, 5-2-08      This pilot was killed on June 7, 1926, when hit by a down draft and crashed at Mendota, Minnesota, while flying as an air mail pilot on the C.A.M. route 9, Minneapolis to Chicago.      This was the first day of flights on this route, but all flights were cancelled till October 1, 1926. Jimmy in Edinburgh

 

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