Robert L. Taylor
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Robert L. Taylor, born in Ottumwa, Iowa
in 1924, is the founder and president of the Antique Airplane Association
Inc. as well as co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Airpower Museum
with which organization he shares ownership of Antique Airfield
in Blakesburg, Iowa
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For the majority of Taylor's life, he has been involved in aviation. In 1941 he soloed and then served in both World War II and the Korean War. He has worked as an aircraft mechanic and airport manager in addition to buying and selling airplanes and restoring them. Taylor has promoted aircraft and flown them in television commercials and feature films. Taylor continues to share his expertise about flying with people around the world to this day.
In 1994, Taylor was inducted into the Iowa Aviation Museum
's Aviation Hall of Fame for his establishment of the Antique Airplane Association in 1953 for providing a place and a purpose to fly, to preserve, to share and to promote the early flying machines.
Taylor, who still resides in Ottumwa, publishes a national and international magazine featuring articles and stories about the peculiarities, the mystique, the nuts and bolts and the joy of antique airplanes.
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River....
in 1924, is the founder and president of the Antique Airplane Association
Antique Airplane Association
The Antique Airplane Association, Inc. ' is the oldest antique airplane association in the world. The AAA formed in August of 1953 by Robert L...
Inc. as well as co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Airpower Museum
Airpower Museum
The Airpower Museum is a aviation museum located on the of an Antique Airfield near Blakesburg, Iowa. The Airpower Museum was founded by Robert L. Taylor and the Antique Aircraft Association in 1965 and features various periods of aviation through models, engines, propellers, photos and original...
with which organization he shares ownership of Antique Airfield
Antique Airfield
The Antique Airfield is a private use airfield located three miles northeast of Blakesburg, Iowa. The Antique Airfield is owned and operated by Robert L. Taylor and the Airpower Museum. Antique Airfield is the home of the Antique Airplane Association, Inc., the Airpower Museum, Inc., and the APM...
in Blakesburg, Iowa
Blakesburg, Iowa
Blakesburg is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blakesburg's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 40.962817, -92.636044....
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For the majority of Taylor's life, he has been involved in aviation. In 1941 he soloed and then served in both World War II and the Korean War. He has worked as an aircraft mechanic and airport manager in addition to buying and selling airplanes and restoring them. Taylor has promoted aircraft and flown them in television commercials and feature films. Taylor continues to share his expertise about flying with people around the world to this day.
In 1994, Taylor was inducted into the Iowa Aviation Museum
Iowa Aviation Museum
The Iowa Aviation Museum is located at the Greenfield Municipal Airport in Greenfield, Iowa, and is dedicated to preserving Iowa's aviation heritage...
's Aviation Hall of Fame for his establishment of the Antique Airplane Association in 1953 for providing a place and a purpose to fly, to preserve, to share and to promote the early flying machines.
Taylor, who still resides in Ottumwa, publishes a national and international magazine featuring articles and stories about the peculiarities, the mystique, the nuts and bolts and the joy of antique airplanes.