Gates R.S.V. biplane
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ivan R. Gates Collection (MS-646)
Collection
Identifier: MS-646
Abstract
Ivan R. Gates was an Early Bird of Aviation, receiving his pilot’s license in 1911, and is credited with starting the first flying school on the west coast in California. The collection documents Gates’ aviation business enterprises, including the Gates Flying Circus, Gates Flying Service, and the New York-based Gates Aircraft Corporation, which manufactured the Gates Belgian RSV convertible monoplane/biplane. Gates’ wife Hazel was also a pilot. The majority of the collection is contained...
Dates:
1924-1930
Found in:
Special Collections
