William Woods Plankinton
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William Woods Plankinton was the president of the Vacu-Aerial Navigation and Manufacturing Company, circa 1907.[1]
He was assigned 1/2 of ownership of several of Anthony Rudolph Silverston's patents. Silverston was general manager of the same company. It appears to have been involved with dirigible balloons that had fixed wing attachments, a hybrid design.
The company is only visible right around 1907.
Background and biography
- His grandfather John Plankinton (1820-1891) was a noted industrialist.[2]
- His father, William Plankinton (1844-1905), ran a major meatpacking company.[3] The company's giant 1892 building with cold storage capability is still standing.[4]
- His mother's maiden name was Woods.[3]
- WWP himself (1881-1927) was born in Milwaukee and died there.[5][6]
- WWP had a son named William Woods Plankinton Jr. (1906-1972), also born and died in Milwaukee, who shows up in some legal cases of no apparent aero interest.[7]
- https://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/william-woods-plankinton/
References
- ↑ Publication 160, 1907, Aeromobiles soon to be on the market
- ↑ w:John Plankinton
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 w:William Plankinton
- ↑ https://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/william-woods-plankinton/
- ↑ WWP on Ancestry
- ↑ [1], brief obit at www.wisconsinhistory.org
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96425668/william-woods-plankinton
Patents whose inventor or applicant is William Woods Plankinton
- Patent US-1907-1072663 (English title: Air-Ship, Filing date: 1907-03-04)
- Patent US-1908-900041 (English title: Air-ship, Filing date: 1907-10-04)
Publications by or about William Woods Plankinton
- Publication 160, 1907, Aeromobiles soon to be on the market (Simple title: Aeromobiles soon to be on the market, Journal: Amer. Mag. Aeronautics)
| Names | William Woods Plankinton |
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| Countries | US |
| Locations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Occupations | founder |
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| Affiliations | Anthony Rudolph Silverston, Vacu-Aerial Navigation and Manufacturing Company |
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