Schweizer Dead at 91

Paul A. Schweizer, who along with brothers Ernie and Bill founded Schweizer Aircraft, died Aug. 18 at age 91 in Elmira, N. Y. The son of Swiss immigrants, Schweizer became enamored of aviation as a teenager, and in 1930 he and his brothers designed and built a glider and taught themselves to fly it...

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