JOSEPH RAYMOND HUTCHINSON 1887-1975

License # 282 Photo - 1914 EB CHIRP, March, 1957 Number 56

Long Beach Reunion, 1973 EB CHIRP, January 1974, Number 80

NEW MEMBERS      We are happy to report that J. R. Hutchinson and Fred DeKor have been elected to membership in the Early Birds, according to announcement by the Membership Committee. The EB organizatino bids these new members welcome and wishes them all the joy and satisfaction which come from fellowship and association in this pioneer pilot's fraternity. J. R. HUTCHINSON      J. R. Hutchinson was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on March 1, 1887. He first became connected with aviation activities when he enrolled in an Aeronautical Engineering extension course offered by La Salle Institute, Chicago. That was in 1912, and he completed the course the following year.      Hutchinson made his first flight in 1913 at North Island, California in a 1912 Curtiss. From that time until the United States entered World War I he helped build and flew three flying boats. During the war he was a civilian aeronautics instructor for Uncle Sam. An accident prevented him from getting a commission and going to France. In World War II he was with the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.      Today he is retired and lives at 6616 LaJolla Blvd., LaJolla, California. He holds FAI certificate #282. from the Early Birds of Aviation CHIRP, March, 1957, Number 56

 

Joseph R. Hutchinson died in 1975 From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster, 1996

 

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