Rousch Brothers - - Aviation Pioneers

Rousch Brothers - - Aviation Pioneers (HMFFR)

Location: Palestine, IL 62451 Crawford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 0.464', W 87° 38.471'

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Usher - October13, 1891 - - April 4, 1941. Built his first airplane in 1909. From 1913-1927 he learned to fly, barnstormed, and did stunt flying. Pilot and instructor for Interstate Airline and American Airways 1928-1930 and American Airlines 1930-1939. In 1931 he helped organize air line pilots' association and was secretary from 1934-1939. He was Captain on American Airlines 1930-1931. From 1939-1941 he was a pilot with TACA in Central America.

Charles - March 4, 1896 - January 21, 1932. Learned to fly in WWI. In 1922 he owned his own plane. During 1922-1924 Charles and Berl built 2 Jennys. They barnstormed, operated their own Flying Circus, performed parachute jumps, and gave exhibition flights. In 1929 Charles became an instructor and a Captain for Universal Airlines also established new routes for this airline. In 1931 he was a pilot for Northwest Airlines.

Berl - October 2, 1900 - December 12, 1939. Learned to fly in 1922. Helped Charles build two planes in 1923-1924. Active with the Flying Circus and barnstorming.

From this field the three brothers pioneered in Aviation. Original hangar still stands at the North end of this field.

"Truly Dedicated Men for the Progress of Aviation."
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Placed ByCrawford County Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 8:22am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 444484 N 4317830
Decimal Degrees39.00773333, -87.64118333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.464', W 87° 38.471'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 27.84" N, 87° 38' 28.26" W
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Area Code(s)618
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16001-16499 E 1050th Ave, Palestine IL 62451, US
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