Interviewer
Susan Bennett
Date of Interview
5-22-1967
Length of interview and transcript
35 pages
Document Type
Transcript
Language
English
Description
This transcript is part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted with people who knew and interacted with Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright and/or Charles F. Kettering. In this interview, the subject discusses the attitudes of Daytonians, flight training, Oscar Brindley's gliders, DH-4, wind tunnels, mechanics of early planes, Aero Club of America, Canadian trainees, the U.S. Army, the Smithsonian Institution, and the OW (cabin airplane).
Repository
University Archives and Special Collections
Identifier
UASC-033_Whelan
Rights
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eCommons Citation
Whelan, Bernard L., "Interview with Bernard L. Whelan" (1967). Wright Brothers - Charles F. Kettering Oral History Project. 3.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/archives_wrightkett_oh/3
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Comments
Bernard L. Whelan (1890-1983) was a pilot and considered one of the "Early Birds" of aviation. He flew for the Wrights, United Aircraft Corporation, and Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. during World War II.
Note: The University of Dayton Archives and Special Collections also houses the Bernard L. Whelan Collection. View the collection's finding aid.