Aero Club of New England (I)
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) claims to have been organized 2 Jan. 1902; however, reports from that month do not indicate that the 11 men who met in Boston in the rooms of the Massachusetts Automobile Club did anything more than sign their intent of become charter members. It appears that a meeting to complete the organization of the club did not occur until 1 Nov. 1907. For information about the organized club, please see Aero Club of New England (ACONE) (II).
According to an article in the Baltimore Sun datelined 12 Jan. 1902, preliminary steps had been taken no to form a club for the advancement of aerial navigation in America, to be called the Aero Club of New England. The article said that "the new organization will probably be the first of its kind in the United States" and that the men interested in the project were well-known members of the automobile club. ACONE's story is that on 2 Jan. 1902, a gathering was organized by Charles J. Glidden and that its first president (1902-1903) was Harvard professor Abbot Lawrence Rotch; Glidden is claimed to have served as the second president (1903-1907), but no information is presented about club activities in the period before November 1907.
Sources
- 1902 Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan.; 9 Horseless Age 90 (15 Jan. 1902); 39 Electrical World and Engineer 131 (18 Jan. 1902); http://www.acone.org
| Organization names | Aero Club of New England (ACONE) (I) |
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| Country | US |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1902 |
| Ended aero | 1907 11 Nov. |
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