Timm, Otto William, 1893-1978
Biographical Note
Otto Timm was a barnstormer and pilot.
Otto Timm was born on October 28, 1893 in Lakefield, Minnesota. During the 1910s, Timm built several aircraft that he would then fly on tour. After World War I, he moved to California and opened Pacific Aeroplane and Supply Co. In 1921, Timm went to Nebraska to test fly the new Lincoln Standard L.S.5. While there, he met Charles Lindbergh, who was then a student at the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation flying school. Lindbergh was given his first flight by Timm on April 9, 1922.
Later in 1922, Timm founded the O.W. Timm Aircraft Company in Glendale, California, which eventually became the Timm Aircraft Company. During World War II, they built planes for the United States Navy and Army.
Timm died on June 29, 1978.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Early Aviators Photograph
The collection is comprised of a single black-and-white photograph. The image includes, from left to right, Art Goebel, Otto Timm, Charles Lindbergh, and Wally Pinero standing in front of an obscured aircraft. Handwritten underneath each man is their last name and the phrase "As of 1928." Next to Timm's head is a handwritten note "O.W. Timm." The photograph has been autographed by Wally Pinero, next to his likeness, in 1939.
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