Clyde Cessna
American designer and aviator
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Clyde Vernon Cessna was an American aircraft designer, aviator, and early aviation entrepreneur. He is best known as the principal founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation, which he started in 1927 in Wichita, Kansas. Wikipedia
Born: December 5, 1879, Montgomery County, IA
Died: November 20, 1954 (age 74 years), Kingman County, KS
Known for: Cessna Aircraft founder
Children: Eldon Wayne Cessna