Duplicate of the radial motor and propeller destroyed when Billy Robinson crashed. This motor was built by the Dodge Tool company, a Grinnell enterprise headed by W. S. Dodge, following Robinson's plans and drawings. It is currently on display at the…
A stock certificate for one share in the Grinnell Aeroplane Company purchased by James Buswell with a par value of $50 per share. Certificate is signed by L. Braude, president and Harold L. Beyer, secretary.
Billy Robinson in Montreal, Canada, with a biplane built by the National Airplane Co. and Canadian school children. (Description taken from Grinnell Then and Now published by the Grinnell Herald-Register)
Billy Robinson piloting biplane while other men refuel. Location: Lachine, Canada on October 8, 1913. Wheel base of airplane is on skids. Fuel cans nearby.
While taking flying lessons in Chicago, Robinson flew this Nieuport French airplane with a 60-horsepower Anzani rotary engine of Italian design with a tractor movement. (Description taken from Grinnell Then and Now, Grinnell Herald-Register)
