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Library of Congress Archive, Courtesy of Greg Powers, 8-2-06 |
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From Nick Wantiez via email, 4/22/02 Dear Ralph, Vincent Aster was the son of John Jacob Aster who died on the Titanic. As you probably know, John Jacob Aster was America's wealthiest man in 1912 being worth about $150 million. Vincent was an unofficial advisor to Franklin D Roosevelt during the 1930s and 40s even serving to gather intelligence for him. John Jacob was vitally interested in aviation from the earliest days and was a member of the Aero Club of America. He appears in several photographs taken at dinners in the early 1900s honoring the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss. Vincent lived in New York City but also had an estate in Bermuda complete with a miniature steam railroad for transportation. I imagine he was involved in financing the aircraft industry especially after WWI when commercial air transportation became a reality. Best regards, Nick Wantiez |
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Library of Congress Archive, Courtesy of Greg Powers, 8-2-06 |
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If you use the Google search engine on "Vincent Astor," you will find about 1140 links. If you refine the search by using "Vincent Astor +aviation," you will find about 30 links. However, none of them are very helpful for learning much about his career in aviation. |
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From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993 If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back 
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