PROFESSIONALISM
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n celebration of AMT Day, May 24, the day Charles
Taylor was born, we are providing an article of an
interview Taylor had while living in retirement in
California. We received the article from Charles
Taylor II, his great grandson. You can find the
article at www.aviationpros.com/12131479 .
The story for aviation that began in Dayton, OH,
continues today as David McCullough and Tom
Hanks visit the locations that were important to
the Wright brothers and the development of flight.
McCullough's book "The Wright Brothers" is being
made into a television miniseries that will be shown
on HBO.
And in recognition of all mechanics that con-
tinue to provide safe flight we would like to say
thank you. And would request that you send us
brief descriptions and photos from your AMT Day
celebrations.
CHARLES E. TAYLOR: MY STORY
This article, written in 1948 while Taylor was living in retirement in California,
was first published in Collier's, Dec. 25, 1948, and was reprinted in Air Line
Pilot, December 1978. Taylor died Jan. 30, 1956, at the age of 88.
A BRONZE bust honoring the first aviation
mechanic, Charles E. Taylor, is now on permanent
display in the National Museum of the U.S. Air
Force's Early Years Gallery.
U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY KEN LAROCK
1911: CHARLES Taylor
in the Wright workshop
How many people work
in their shop today
in a bow tie? What a
professional.