2013

A man in an old photo wearing a helmet.

Fred M. Wallace

By IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM

Fred M. Wallace was born in Davenport, Iowa on the 4th of July in 1900. In 1919, he and his brother Frank formed the Wallace Brothers Aero Company and established Wallace Field, the first airport in Bettendorf. The brothers provided…

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Two men in uniform standing next to each other.

Irwin & Irene Lindner

By IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM

Irwin (Irv) Lindner was born in Keokuk, Iowa in 1916. He became interested in flying early in his childhood; although, his early attempts at flying were disastrous, jumping from haystacks on the family farm with homemade wings. This did not…

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