Turpin, J. Clifford, 1886-1966
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1886 - 1966
Biographical Note: Clifford Turpin
J. Clifford Turpin was an early aviator who flew with the Wright Exhibition Team.
Turpin was born on May 6, 1886. He attended Purdue University, graduating in 1908. He joined the Wright Exhibition team in 1910, flying demonstrations across the country. In 1911 Turpin established a new altitude record of 9,400 feet. In May 1912, Turpin rented a Wright Model C for his own exhibitions. While flying his Fowler-Gage biplane in a Seattle stadium, Turpin clipped an iron railing, veered into a grandstand and killed two people watching. After the death of his flying partner, Phil Parmalee, in June 1912, Turpin quit flying. He died in January 1966.
Gender
- male
Occupations
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Series I. Wright Company, 1909-1927
Series
Scope and Contents
Series I. Wright Company includes material dating from 1909-1927 and is divided into three subseries: Administrative, Legal and Financial records.The Administrative records subseries consists of bound volumes of documents. Two bound volumes with documents glued in and one additional file consist of minutes from meetings of the board of directors and executive committee. The minutes reflect such things as the reorganization of leadership in late 1915,...
Dates:
1909-1927
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