Aero Club of the Northwest
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Two balloons representing the Aero Club of the Northwest competed in the Chicago to Atlantic Ocean balloon race (Chicago to Ocean Race), 3-6 July 1908, sponsored by the Aeronautique Club of Chicago. W. G. Carling, the club's president, had traveled to Quincy, Ill., in late February 1908 to order the club's balloons. This suggests the club's founding no later than February 1908 and possibly in 1907.
W. G. Carling was president, 1908.
Sources
- 1908 Chicago Daily Tribune, 1 March, 21 June, and 3 July; 1908 St. Louis Post Dispatch, 29 June and 4 July; 1908 WP, 5 July; 1908 Baltimore Sun, 5 July; 1908 Manchester Guardian, 7 July;
| Organization names | Aero Club of the Northwest |
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| Country | US |
| City | St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1908 or earlier |
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