1896 -1954 |
Collection of Tony Harman, 10-10-08 |
via email from Jack & Marilyn Bresson, 2-12-08 |
Made by Clarence O. Prest Collection of Tony Harman, 10-10-08 |
Thanksgiving Day, 1920. Collection of Tony Harman, 10-10-08 COMMENTS Courtesy of Robert Stoldal, 5-23-09 The plane show on your website, is Prest's "Poison." The newspaper story dated, November 27, 1920, reported after the plane had "reached a height of about 75 feet" the "motor stopped and Poison poked her nose into the ground with considerable force, doing some damage to the machine. Mr. C. O. Prest, owner and pilot of the plane escaped with a slight shaking up." The story goes on to say, "the stoppage of the motor was caused by the fact that castor oil used for lubricating the rotary engine with which the plane is equipped, was carelessly put in the gasoline tank." The story goes on to say Prest was "considering...whether to repair Poison, or use the motor and other parts in constructing a small monoplane...he is thinking seriously of doing the latter." I have not yet uncovered what Prest' did with "Poison" if he rebuilt, or used the parts for something else. |
from Yukon Archives Images Database |
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From an exhibit in the Skagway Museum |
To read the whole story of this event in the career of Prest, .click on the title above |
courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir Editor's Note: Photos of the "Baby Pursuit" may be seen on the AeroFiles site. |
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Clarence O. Prest died in 1954 From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993 |
Clarence O. Prest Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum Riverside Riverside County California, USA From the Find A Grave website Courtesy of Pete Jones |
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