Walter J. Addems
Walter J. Addems, one of the last Early Birds, instrument flight pioneer and airline official, died on Nov. 21 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 98. As a teenager, Addems built an aircraft, taught himself how to fly it and lifted off in July 1916, qualifying him as a member of the Early Birds, or aviators...
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