ROBERT J. MINSHALL -1954

CLEVELAND AIR RACES, 1947 Migration of EB's to National Air Races Brings out oldtimers for annual event. REGISTRATION scene finds Bob Minshall, Sue Pakis, Adele Mitchell, Steadham Acker and Waldo Waterman at the central desk. from CHIRP - JANUARY, 1948 - CLEVELAND, OHIO, NUMBER 3 courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir

 

LOOK WHO'S HERE! CHIRP, JUNE, 1937 Los Angeles, California - Number 20      ROBERT J. MINSHALL, 2616 Shoreline Drive, Seattle, Wash., who first rode with 'Gene Ely at Portland, later Ely's "grease monkey" (At least that's what Minshall Says). More mechanical work with G. W. Stromer in South Tacoma. He was then so fed up with this he bought Stromer's Benoist tractor in 1914 and did his own flying, for two years around Tacoma. What with hopping passeners, designing and bulding land and water planes, flying with motorcycle and automobile engines he managed to pass the time until 1918 when he joined the engineering department of the Boeing Airplane Company where he is today, as chief engineer.

 

Robert J. Minshall died in 1954 From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back