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Bert Kinner
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Winfield Bertrum "Bert" Kinner (December 16, 1882 – July 4, 1957) was an American aircraft engine designer and designer of the first folding wing aircraft. Kinner founded Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation in Glendale, California which produced radial engines and aircraft.
Bert Kinner was born on December 16, 1882 in Benton County, Iowa. His father was from New York. His mother was born in England and her maiden name was Lee.
Kinner worked, as a streetcar operator, in Denver before going to Minnesota, there working as a barber, taxi service operator, and car dealer.
Kinner organized the following aircraft and engine companies
Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation
Security Aircraft Corporation (1930-1935)
American Aircraft Corporation
Security National Aircraft Corporation
and three other companies
On May 25, 1915, pioneer pilot and aviation designer, Otto Timm crashed in a field in Magnolia, Minnesota owned by Kinner. His aircraft's Anzani engine was repaired by Kinner, who was fascinated by the aircraft.
Later that year, he and his family went to California, where Kinner opened a business as an automobile coachbuilder. In 1918, Kinner served in the United States Army Air Service, but he didn't see active duty, and was not trained to fly, because, on 11 November 1918 the First World War ended. In Venice, California, the following year, he went on an observation airplane ride then began an aircraft career.
In 1920, Kinner was working as an aircraft engineer in Los Angeles, but had an aspiration to design and build aircraft. At Long Beach Boulevard and Tweedy Boulevard, on a 230-acre property, Kinner opened an airport and a company to manufacture airplanes. The firm, Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation, was the first California publicly traded company.
He was the manager of Kinner Field, the first municipally-owned airport in Los Angeles, located on the west side of Long Beach Boulevard and Tweedy Road, in what is now South Gate, California.
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