Walter and Olive Beech
Walter Beech
(1891 – 1950)
Olive Beech
(1904 – 1993)
- He built a glider at age 14
- He was test pilot, instructor, and engineer for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War I
- They started Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita in 1932
- When he became ill, she ran company during World War II
- She later oversaw the company’s expansion
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