California Balloon Club
The California Balloon Club was organized to encourage ballooning as a sport in California and to set before eastern balloonists the advantages of touring and winter ballooning in the state. The club was said to be designed to aid and not interfere with regular aero clubs. Soon after the Pacific Aero Club was organized in May 1909, the California Balloon Club requested and was granted affiliation with the aero club.
Initial officers in 1909 included Dick Ferris, Los Angeles, president; vice presidents Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, Pasadena and A. K. Crane, Sacramento; George B. Harrison, San Francisco, secretary; Roy Knabenshue, Sierra Madre, consulting engineer; and a vice president and a treasurer to be named by the Pacific Aero Club.
Affiliated with Pacific Aero Club in 1909.
Sources
- 5 Aeronautics (NYC) 12 (1909)
- 1909 SF Chronicle 26 May
- 1910 LA Times, 5 Jan.
| Organization names | California Balloon Club |
|---|---|
| Entity type | |
| Country | US |
| City | San Francisco, California |
| Affiliated with | Pacific Aero Club |
| Scope | State |
| Started aero | 1909 |
| Ended aero | 1920 or later |
| Keywords | balloons, LTA |
| Key people | Dick Ferris, Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, Arthur Crane, George B. Harrison, Roy Knabenshue |
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