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On Feb. 19, 1935, Clifton O. Hadley celebrated his 58th birthday by flying his Monocoupe around Reading and the following day hopping it to the scene of his first air adventure at Tarrytown, landing on the ice of the Hudson three times and flying back to Reading. Annually he thus observes the anniversary of his first flights made off the ice in 1912. courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir |
If you search for "Clifton O. Hadley" using Google, you will find three links. I think the most valuable is on the Historical Society of Berks County website entitled: Article from the booklet titled "The Reading Aero Club 1932-1972" This article tells the story of the Reading Aero Club from its inception in 1932 to the date of its 40th anniversary, 1972. I contains several paragraphs which refer directly to Clifton O. Hadley. In addition, in the course of recounting the story of the club, it mentions several other important members of the club. To access this interesting story, just click on the title above. |
If you are curious and search for "Reading Aero Club" using Google, you will find a link to their
homepage. |
If time is available, you will be rewarded by visiting the homepage and sampling the other sections such as Timeline, Pioneers, Accounts, Centennial and resources. Among the pioneers you will find biographies of other aviators, some familiar, some unfamiliar, all of them interesting. Many of their stories are illustrated with priceless photographs from the North Carolina State Archive. To access the homepage, just click on the name of the website, |
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 |