Aero Club of Springfield
The Aero Club of Springfield, Massachusetts was formed at a large meeting in the hotel Worthy on 19 Aug. 1908. It was reported in June 1910 that the Aero Club of New England, in cooperation with the Aero Club of Springfield, would maintain a caretaker and balloon rigger at Springfield to take charge of the ascensions of both clubs.
The formation of the Aero Club of Springfield was the consequence of a recent visit to the city by Charles J. Glidden of Boston. Initial officers included Charles T. Shean, president; William M. Kimball, W. G. Wheat, and C. R. Culver, vice presidents; C. Henry Hathaway, secretary; and H. E. Marsh, treasurer. Some 50 members in June 1910. The Aero Club of Springfield entered a balloon in the August 1910 Harvard-Boston Meet.
Sources
- 1908 Boston Daily Globe, 20 Aug; 1908 WSJ, 28 Nov.; 1909 NYT, 7 Mar.; 1909 Motor Cyclopaeida YB 110Misc.; 1910 Aircraft, 1 June; 1910 NYT, 23 June; 1910 Boston Daily Globe, 13, 14, & 16 Aug.; 7 Aeronautics (NYC) 52 (1910); 1910 Brockett
| Organization names | Aero Club of Springfield |
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| Country | US |
| City | Springfield, Massachusetts |
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| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1908 |
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