Background
He was born in Henry County, Iowa on July 12, 1895.
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Glenn Messer
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Career
He began his flying career by taking lessons on a Wright biplane from aviator George Gustafson in Bay City, Michigan. Messer operated an Birmingham Municipal Airport in Birmingham, Alabama with Edward Stinson. He later operated Messer Field.
In 1927 he started the Southern Aircraft Corporation which designed and built the Air Boss.
He later started The Glenn East. Messer Company of Birmingham. He died on June 13, 1995 in Birmingham, Alabama.
The highway from 5th Avenue North in downtown Birmingham to the airport was named Glenn East. Messer Airport Highway in his honor. 1911 - takes first flying lessons
1917 - joins the Aviation Section of Signal Corps
1919 - flyer on new airmail route from Washington, District of Columbia to New York, New York
1920 - starts Messer Flying Circus (Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie soon joins)
1922 - starts Birmingham Aeronautical Club to sell airplanes
1925 - organizes company to sell Dim-A-Lite products
1927 - starts Southern Aircraft Corporation (Messer Aeronautical Industries Incorporated)
1932 - starts The Glenn East. Messer Company
1965 - The Glenn East. Messer Company, Incorporated. begins instrument repair operation in Woodlawn
1976 - forms Southern Museum of Flight Foundation.
