L. LUZERNE CUSTER -1962

LUZERNE CUSTER - 1956 From Chirp, No. 54

Curtiss Flight Commemoration      Early Birds at Cedar Point, Ohio on the occasion of the Curtiss flight commemoration. The plaque there is in good condition today.      Shown flanking the Curtiss plaque are Lawrence M. Allison, George Page, Stanley Vaughn, George H. Scragg, L. L. Custer, and Reinhardt Ausmus. From The Early Birds CHIRP, July 1956, No. 54

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Luzerne Custer", using the Google search engine, (1-19-05), you will find about 7 out of 10 links.

 

THE TECH VOL. XXX. NO. 3 BOSTON, MASS., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910 PRICE TWO CENTS      You will find a very interesting article on Custer in this issue of THE TECH. The newspaper is described as follows: "The Tech is MIT's oldest and largest newspaper. We have provided MIT faculty, staff, and students with continuous news service since 1881. We publish on Tuesdays and Fridays during the regular school year, weekly during the month of January, and monthly during the summer. The Tech is published daily during MIT's Orientation period, which begins the last week of August."      The following paragraph is the introduction to the article on Custer. "TECH MAN WINS PRIZE Custer 1912, In Dayton Meet Two trophies of the recent balloon contests at Dayton, O., were awarded to Luzerne Custer. 1912, of that city."      To read the whole fascinating story, click on the title above. The article is at the bottom of the page, at the left side.

 

THE TECH BOSTON, MASS., NOVEMBER 28, 1911      You will find a very interesting article on Custer in this issue of THE TECH. The newspaper is described as follows: "Published daily, except Sunday, during the college year by students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."      The following paragraph, in which Custer is mentioned briefly, will be found in this article.. "AERO CLUB MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Excellent Talk by F. W. Caldwell On "The Efficiency of Propellors." The next meeting will be held two weeks from Monday, on December 18th. Luzerne Custer will give a talk on the "Various Methods for Testing Prol)ellors," and also some of his own personal and daring experiences in balloon races in his home town in Ohio. Mr. Custer is the inventor of the statoscope, an instrument for recording the rise or fall in a balloon, and his talk will undoubtedly be of great interest to all. "      To read the whole fascinating story, click on the title above.

 

LUZERNE CUSTER Posted by Steve Koons, July 4, 2003      You will find some bits of information on Custer's life and career in this article on the Geneology.com website. Steve Koons has introduced his message as follows: The Montgomery County Ohio Historical society has an exhibit coinciding the the INVENTING FLIGHT celebration that's being held here in Dayton, Ohio to celebrate the Wright Brothers and the invention of powered flight."      You can access the site and read the rest of the story by clicking on the title above.

Luzerne Custer planned to attend the Reunion at Birmingham but had a coronary attack on August 27, seemed to improve for a couple of days, but passed away on Thursday, August 30 at 5:20 P.M. Several Early Birds attended his funeral. From The Early Birds of Aviation CHIRP October 1962, Number 69

 

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