Lawrence Malcolm Allison
Appearance
Lawrence Malcolm Allison | |
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Born | 1894 |
Died | 1974 |
Known for | building and flying gliders |
Lawrence Malcolm Allison (1894–1974) was a maker of gliders and was a pioneer aviator.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Lawrence Malcolm Allison". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Army Boy Builds Glider That Flies. Airship You've Seen Over Governors Island Is the Toy of the Post's Children. Girl Made Flight In It. It Was Made by Col. Allison's Son, Malcolm, Out of Varnished Cambric and Birch Wood. Now Being Repaired". New York Times. October 9, 1911. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
The machine is a fifty-pound biplane glider, and the inventor and maker is Malcolm Allison, the 17-year-old son of Col. James N. Allison, USA, ...