Edward Stinson

For the cardiothoracic surgeon, see Edward Stinson (surgeon).

Edward Anderson Stinson, Jr.
Stinson and Lloyd Wilson Bertaud 1921[1]
Born(1893-07-11)July 11, 1893
Fort Payne, Alabama
DiedJanuary 26, 1932(1932-01-26) (aged 38)
Jackson Park Golf Course, Chicago, Illinois
Cause of deathAir crash
NationalityAmerican
SpouseEstelle
Parent(s)Edward Anderson Stinson, Sr.
Emma B. Beavers
RelativesKatherine Stinson
Marjorie Stinson
Jack Stinson

Edward Anderson ("Eddie") Stinson, Jr. (July 11, 1893 – January 26, 1932) was an American pilot and aircraft manufacturer.[2][3] He was the founder of Stinson Aircraft Company, one of America's first manufacturers of enclosed-cabin aircraft, and commercial airliners.[4] At the time of his death in 1932 in an air crash, he was the world's most experienced pilot in flight hours, with over 16,000 hours logged.[5][6]

Eddie — who began his career as an early flight instructor and famed exhibition pilot[3][7][8] — was the one of the pioneering Stinson siblings of early aviation, who included his older sisters, Katherine and Marjorie, and his younger brother, Jack.[3][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Eddie Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud, air mail pilots on Hagley Digital Archives, accessed 16 November 2020
  2. ^ "Who's Who in American Aviation". Aviation Magazine. 1925.
  3. ^ a b c Longyard, William H.: Who's Who in Aviation History: 500 Biographies, 1994, Airlife, Shewsbury, England, pp.177-178; ISBN 1-85310-272-5
  4. ^ West, Ted: "Mara," September 1977, Flying, ("50th Anniversary Issue"), Vol. 101, #3, page 116
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Donald M. Pattillo (August 1, 1998). A History in the Making: 80 Turbulent Years in the American General Aviation Industry. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 10. ISBN 9780070494480
  7. ^ West, Ted: "Stinson," September 1977, Flying, ("50th Anniversary Issue"), Vol. 101, #3, page 114
  8. ^ a b Carson, Annette: Flight Fantastic: The Illustrated History of Aerobatics, 1986, Foulis/Haynes, Sparkford, England / Newbury Park, California; LOC 86-80522; ISBN 0-85429-490-2
  9. ^ Schamburger, Page and Joe Christy: Command the Horizon: A Pictorial History of Aviation, 1968, A.S. Barnes, New York; Thomas Yoseloff, London; LOC 68-11541
  10. ^ "The Stinson Family Papers," San Diego Air and Space Museum, retrieved May 8, 2024