Stinson Aircraft Company
Bluth, John a.![Stinson Aircraft Company](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/202/20235856/CHSBZCOP0320235856.jpg)
By the early 1920s, Eddie Stinson-a charismatic daredevil pilot-had become nationally known for his fearlessness and skill. In 1926, he and his close friend Bill Mara founded a company to design and manufacture airplanes that combined features then only found in luxury automobiles. In 1932, Stinson was killed in a tragic crash while demonstrating a new model. Although his life was short, the world of aviation still reveres the airplanes built ...