Lawrence Malcolm Allison

Lawrence Malcolm Allison
Allison in 1907 standing in front of one of his gliders
Born 1894
Died 1974
Aviation career
Known for building and flying gliders

Lawrence Malcolm Allison (1894–1974) was a maker of gliders and was a pioneer aviator.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence Malcolm Allison". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. ↑ "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, ...


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