Produced lights for the Ford Tri-Motor “Tin Goose.”
Patented the electric-powered retractable landing light in 1936, created wing-tip navigation lights, and designed countless other interior and exterior aircraft lighting.
Earned the coveted Army-Navy “E” Award for production excellence â an award given to less than 5 percent of plants involved in war work during WWII.
Served two terms as mayor of Urbana, Ohio and chairman of the State Aviation Board.
His legacy persists and lighting he invented can be found in aircraft such as the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and the Boeing 777 airliner
Named the “Father of Aircraft Lighting.”
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Inventor & Philanthropist
Enshrined: 2010
Birth: 1898
Death: December 21, 1975
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