RARE! Early Birds of Aviation Hand Signed (X3) FDC JG Autographs COA

  

"Early Birds of Aviation" Multi Signed FDC Dated 1978. DeGiers, Ralph Carter and George Grundy. This item is authenticated by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. The Early Birds of Aviation is an organization devoted to the history of early pilots. The organization was started in 1928 and accepted a membership of 598 pioneering aviators.

Membership was limited to those who piloted a. Prior to December 17, 1916, covering the entirety of the.

And just over two years into. The cutoff date was set at December 17 to correspond to the first flights of. 1916 was chosen as a cutoff because a large number of people were trained in 1917 as pilots for World War I. Twelve of the aviators were women. The original organization dissolved once the last living member had died.

This occurred with the death of 99-year-old. The organization was restarted and is devoted to collecting and publishing biographies on those who met the 1916 deadline. There were many pilots who soloed before the 1916 deadline who never applied to the club to be members. Some have been made honorary members.