Background
Philip Eugene McClure was born on June 22, 1939, in Marion, Indiana, United States to the family of Donald Robert McClure and Dorothy Guhl.
1942
Marion High School, Marion, Indiana, United States
Philip Eugene McClure graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Indiana in 1957.
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Prior to his discharge from the aircraft, McClure studied at the Spartan College of Aeronautics (now Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology) to earn a civilian aircraft licensure.
Philip Eugene McClure was born on June 22, 1939, in Marion, Indiana, United States to the family of Donald Robert McClure and Dorothy Guhl.
Philip Eugene McClure graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Indiana in 1957. Prior to his discharge from the aircraft, McClure studied at the Spartan College of Aeronautics (now Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology) to earn a civilian aircraft licensure.
Philip Eugene McClure began his career with the United States Air Force. Expecting to be drafted in 1958, he instead decided to enlist and became involved with the aircraft maintenance program where he worked on B52 bombers. Licensed as an airplane mechanic and a helicopter mechanic, he found a niche converting military aircraft for corporate use.
McClure began his civilian career as a maintenance technician at Remmert Werner Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri in 1964 for Sabreliner Conversion Center, St. Louis, Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri converting North American T-39 Twin-engine jet aircraft into civilian North American Sabreliners. In 1966, he accepted a position in South Bend, IN maintaining a corporate jet for "The Associates" Finance Company, Inc. In 1970, McClure saw a need to have local service for nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cad) batteries in the area. In 1970, the Bell 206 Jet Ranger maintained by McClure was having mechanical problems and making metal shavings in the engine oil system. After the Alison 250 series engine was removed from the helicopter three times, repaired, and reinstalled, McClure developed an engine oil filter system for the Alison 250 series engine. The system was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration in the years following, the engine oil filter system was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration on various manufacturers of helicopters using the Alison 250 series engine worldwide, both civilian and military. Mr. McClure served on the board of directors for the Lawrence D. Bell Museum in Mentone, Indiana and was active in restoring two Bell-47 helicopters with the help of many volunteers.
McClure credits his success to his ability to work through an idea from start to finish with engineers and designers from many companies. He has found that many people only work with numbers and paperwork from a desk, and not with the finished product. He considers the highlight of his career was his development of an oil filter for the Alison 250 series of helicopter engineers. Now in use in thousands of engines, he has lost track of how widespread the design has become because it is now so prevalent.
In his free time, Philip Eugene McClure enjoys playing tennis and golf and going flying.
Philip Eugene McClure married Jean Joyce Theiss on June 4, 1960. They have three children: Roger, Donna J., and Martin P.