Clarence Chamberlin

Clarence Duncan Chamberlin was an American pioneer of aviation, being the second man to pilot a fixedwing aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to the European mainland, while carrying the first transatlantic passenger.

Clarence Duncan Chamberlin was born on November 11, 1893, in the small town of Denison, Iowa, to Elzie Clarence and Jessie Duncan Chamberlin. Elzie, or EC as he was known around Denison, was the local jeweler and the owner of the first automobile in Denison. This automobile was notorious throughout Crawford County for the racket it emitted while in operation. Indeed, maintenance of the vehicle was a near constant endeavor however, it was in maintaining the family automobile that Chamberlin first developed an interest in all things mechanical. Additionally, he found great delight in using his mechanical skills to repair the clocks and watches that would be brought into his fathers jewelry shop on an almost daily basis. It was also in Denison that Chamberlin would see his first airplane, an early pusher type plane, which had put on a show for a Firemens Convention that had been held in Denison. From that moment, a desire grew within Chamberlin to one day take to the skies.

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