Clarence Duncan Chamberlin (1893-1976)

Clarence Duncan Chamberlin (1893-1976)

Clarence Duncan Chamberlin (November 11, 1893 – October 30, 1976) was the second man to solo pilot across the Atlantic Ocean, and he was the first to carry a passenger. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Chamberlin was born in Denison, Iowa, and was the son of E.C. Chamberlin, who owned a jewelry store. Clarence graduated from Denison High School in 1912 and then attended Denison Normal and Business College for a year before attending Iowa State University for two years. He then served in the Army Air Service during World War I. When the war ended, Chamberlin returned to Denison and ran a motorcycle and auto repair shop before moving to New York City. Denison is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... Fountain of Four Seasons by Christian Petersen with the Campanile in the background Iowa State University (ISU) is a public land-grant and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa. ... The United States Army Air Service was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Italy Russia United States Serbia Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von Hötzendorf Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties... An auto repair shop is a place where automobiles are repaired and auto mechanics work. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

Aviation

In April of 1927, Chamberlin set an endurance record by circling New York City for 51 hours and 11 minutes with Bert Acosta. Chamberlin then made the first ship-to-shore flight, when he flew a mail plane to New York City from the deck of a ship 120 miles at sea. With Charles Albert Levine as his passenger, he made a record nonstop transatlantic flight, in his monoplane Columbia, from Roosevelt Field, Long Island to Eisleben, Germany, a distance of 3,911 miles, in 42 hours and 31 minutes. The flight was from June 4, 1927 through June 6, 1927. He used a Bellanca monoplane, designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca. On June 6, 1927, Chamberlin's monoplane ran out of fuel 43 miles short of his goal of Berlin, Germany. Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Bert Acosta (1895-1954) in 1927 Bert Acosta (1895-1954) in New Bridgeport Telegram, Bridgeport, CT, September 02, 1954 Obituary in New Bridgeport Telegram, Bridgeport, CT, September 02, 1954 Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (January 1, 1895 - September 1, 1954) was an aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War and was... For the similarly named rock band, see TransAtlantic. ... this page is no longer in our archives. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft design and manufacturing company. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ...

Marriage

Chamberlin was first married to Wilda Bogert of Independence, Iowa. After a divorce, he married Louise Ashby, an airline hostess, in 1936. He was the father of one son and two daughters. Later in life Chamberlin sold real estate. He lived his last years in Shelton, Connecticut, where he died. He is buried at Lawn Cemetery in Huntington, Connecticut. Independence is a city located in Buchanan County, Iowa. ... Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ...

Time (magazine) wrote on June 27, 1927: (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 20, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Pilot Clarence Duncan Chamberlin and passenger Charles A. Levine were last week enjoying the hospitality of Germans, resting in the watering place known as Baden-Baden, inspecting huge multi-motored airships at the Dornier and Zeppelin plants. Some of their doings: Fraulein Thea Rasche, Germany's only licensed woman pilot, was taken for a ride over Berlin by Pilot Chamberlin. Skillful, she also took passenger Levine for a ride. Correspondents heralded the trips as strengthening to U.S. - German relations. Flyers Chamberlin and Levine hustled to Bremen to meet their respective wives, who arrived from the U.S. Said Mrs. Chamberlin on seeing her husband: "Why, your knickers are awful. Didn't you even have them cleaned?" Then the two couples flew to Berlin in three hops. The two wives were reported to be feeling ill after the first hop. "The Columbia is not on the market," said Mr. Levine when Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, rich U.S. slacker now living in Germany, offered to buy the monoplane. Mr. Bergdoll let it be known that he desires to fly to the U.S. to show that he is no coward, that conscientious objection was his only reason for refusing to fight in the World War. Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Baden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Dornier logo. ... The famous Zeppelin Hindenburg. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... A conscientious objector is an individual whose personal beliefs are incompatible with military service, or sometimes with any role in the armed forces. ...

Aviation records

• 1927 Endurance record by circling New York City for 51 hours and 11 minutes with Bert Acosta
• 1927 First ship-to-shore flight, when he flew a mail plane to New York City from the deck of a ship 120 miles at sea.
• 1927 Second nonstop transatlantic flight, from Roosevelt Field, Long Island to Eisleben, Germany, a distance of 3,911 miles, in 42 hours and 31 minutes.
• 1927 First transatlantic passenger

Bert Acosta (1895-1954) in 1927 Bert Acosta (1895-1954) in New Bridgeport Telegram, Bridgeport, CT, September 02, 1954 Obituary in New Bridgeport Telegram, Bridgeport, CT, September 02, 1954 Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (January 1, 1895 - September 1, 1954) was an aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War and was... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Transatlantic flight is any flight of an aircraft, whether airplane, balloon or other device, which involves crossing the Atlantic Ocean -- with a starting point in North America or South America and ending in Europe or Africa, or vice versa. ... this page is no longer in our archives. ... For the similarly named rock band, see TransAtlantic. ...

External links

• Clarence Chamberlin bibliography
• Air Racing History: Clarence Chamberlin
• Early Aviators: Clarence Chamberlin
• Des Moine Register: Clarence Chamberlin

Reference

• Time (magazine); June 27, 1927; Chamberlin & Levine

(Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 20, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Honor

• National Aviation Hall of Fame