On Thursday, August 17, 1995 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Analytical Methods {NWNet} wrote:
Bob Hull is probably Bob Hall, one of the chief engineers (and
test pilots) at Grumman during this time. This is the same Bob Hall who worked at Granville Brothers Aircraft and designed AND flew the GeeBee
Model Z.
(G)Jordan Israel is Gordon Israel, another famous engineer who
worked at Grumman at this time. Israel had also worked for Benny
Howard, where he designed some of the the Howard racers and he also the
did the "Redhead" racer on his own. Later Israel worked on the Learjet.
-Dave Lednicer
da...@amiwest.com
I just found this message on 11/3/2021 while searching for information on one of my cousins, Gilbert Christian Greenway, who evidently signed your artwork. He had a varied career, but prior to andduring WWII, he was a test pilot for Grumman Aircraft. He
was also a pilot for Gillies Airlines on Long Island, in the CIA (served in Greece) and Assistant Deputy Secretary of the USAF.
If any images of Gilbert are available, I would greatly appreciate a copy of them.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204642355/gilbert-christian-greenway
His brother, George Lauder Greenway, was quite accomplished in promoting the arts in New York, Lincoln Center being among them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Lauder_Greenway
His maternal grandfather, George Lauder, from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland emigrated to the U.S. with his cousin, Andrew Carnegie to form Carnegie Steel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lauder_(Scottish_industrialist)
His paternal uncle Brig. Gen. John Campbell Greenway, served under Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War as a "Rough Rider" and they became life-long friends. Roosevelt mentioned Greenway multiple times in his account of the battle of San Juan
Hill and is standing immediately to the left of Roosevelt (in white hat) in the group photograph taken on San Juan Hill immediately after the battle.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107333859/john-campbell-greenway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_Greenway
An Interesting coincidence, J.C. Greenway's son (Gilbert's 1st cousin) attended Phillips Exeter Academy and was in the same "secret" society, AUS (Auctoritas, Unitas, Veritas) with George H.W. Bush, who ironically, was shot down in a Grumman TBM "Avenger"
aircraft near the island of Ichi Jima.
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