WILLIAM EDMUND SCRIPPS -1952

EB Scripps Tries His Hand, 1912 This picture was taken back in 1912, before the Early Birds thought of themselves as such. The president of the EBs is shown here at the controls of his Burgess-Curtiss flying boat on the Detroit River. Walter Brookins was his instructor. from CHIRP - SATURDAY AUGUST 17, 1935 - DETROIT MICH. courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir   Click on pictures to access the pages.

	Autogiro News 1931	EB Museum 1933	Detroit News "Air Force" 1935

	Family Album 1	Gliders at Wildwood	Family Album 2

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "W.E.Scripps +aviation", using the Google search engine, (1-145-04), you will find about 50 links. Among the most helpful are the following.

THOSE DARING DETROIT NEWSMEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES You will find a very nice biography of William, with many photos, on theRearview Mirror page of the Detroit News site You may access the site by clicking on: William Edmund Scripps

 

William E. Scripps died in 1952 From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back