Smith, J. Floyd, 1884-1956
Biographical Note
James Floyd Smith was born on October 17, 1884 in Illinois. His family later relocated to Oregon. Smith was a test pilot and instructor for Glenn Martin. Smith also manufactured and invented parachutes, starting the Smith Parachute Company in San Diego, California with one of his sons, Prevost Floyd Smith. It later became the Prevost Smith Parachute Company. On April 18, 1956 Smith died of cancer.
Citation:
Wikipedia. "James Floyd Smith." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Floyd_SmithFound in 1 Collection or Record:
William E. Boeing Sr. Papers
William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.
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