Aircraft, 1910, Photograph and biography of C. F. Bishop

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"He is a member of a great many clubs and associations throughout the world, among them being the Bar Association of the City of New York, Amerian Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Design, Society of Colonial Wars, Columbia University Alumni Association, and the Metropolitan, City, Grolier, Collectors, Knickerbocker, Automobile Club of America, Automobile Club of France; but all these are secondary in his estimation to the Aero Club of America."

"Mr. Bishop has offered his resignation as President of the Aero Club of America on a number of occasions, so that some one else could take up the work, and on each of these occasions the entire membership of the Club arose and persuaded him to keep at its head."


Original title Big Men of the Moent: Cortlandt Field Bishop
Simple title Photograph and biography of C. F. Bishop
Authors
Date 1910
Countries US
Languages en
Keywords Cortlandt Field Bishop, biography
Journal Aircraft
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count
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Sources

  • Brockett (1921), page 161, entry 21: Bishop, Cortlandt Field. Photograph and biography of C. F. Bishop. Aircraft, Vol. 1, Nol 1 (Mar. 1910), New York, p. 22. (B2p0161e21)
  • Scan at HathiTrust