Raynold Edward Acre | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1889-07-16)July 16, 1889 |
| Died | January 16, 1966(1966-01-16) (aged 76) |
| Employer | Air Associates Inc. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Harry Raymond Acre (1911–1984) |
Raynold Edward Acre (1889–1966) was a member of theEarly Birds of Aviation, a small group of pilots that flew before World War I.
He was born on July 16, 1889, inAuburn, New York, to David Acre and Anna Forgette.
Acre's first flight was in aMontgomery tandem-wing glider replica atDaytona Beach, Florida, in 1909.
He married Anne M. Schatz (1894-1967) in 1910 and they had a son, Harry Raymond Acre (1911–1984).
In 1910 Acre was living in a tent outside theHawthorne Race Track inChicago, Illinois. Acre andEdward Andrews (aviator) worked on a 1905 glider built byJohn Joseph Montgomery, fitted with a 12 hpBates engine.[1][2]Victor Loughead and his half brotherAllan Haines Loughead were licensed distributors of Montgomery gliders with Chicago auto dealer James E. Plew as a client.[3] They also purchased a 30 hp Curtiss pusher which Acre was able to fly after Allen.[4][5]
In 1928 Acre was working with Air Associates Inc, an exclusive east coast distributor ofLockheed aircraft.[6] Acre flew as a passenger in the 1928National Air Tour demonstrating the newLockheed Vega.[7][8] Acre became vice president in 1941 following a rare wartime government seizure byFranklin D. Roosevelt during aC.I.O strike. Acre stayed in the position through World War II.[9] He remained active as a general aviation pilot, owning and flying aBeechcraft Bonanza.[10]
He died on January 16, 1966, inLos Angeles, California.
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