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Edwin Albert Link (1904 - 1981)

Edwin Albert Link
Born in Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Died at age 77 in Binghamton, Broome, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Albert_Link "a pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles. He is best known for inventing the flight simulator, commercialized in 1929, called the "Blue Box" or "Link Trainer", which started a now multibillion-dollar industry. In total, he obtained more than 27 patents for aeronautics, navigation and oceanographic equipment."

Link Trainer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Trainer "The term Link Trainer, also known as the "Blue box" and "Pilot Trainer" is commonly used to refer to a series of flight simulators produced between the early 1930s and early 1950s by the Link Aviation Devices, Inc, founded and headed by Ed Link, based on technology he pioneered in 1929 at his family's business in Binghamton, New York. During World War II, they were used as a key pilot training aid by almost every combatant nation. "

Census 1930

Household/Role/Sex/Age/Birthplace Katharine N Link/Head/Female/53/Illinois Edwin A Link Jr./Son/Male/26/Indiana [1]

Census 1940

Household/Role/Sex/Age/Birthplace Edwin A Link/Head/Male/35/Indiana Marian Clayton Link/Female/32/New York

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7H7-BDN : accessed 13 April 2019), Edwin A Link Jr. in household of Katharine N Link, Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 2A, line 24, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1407; FHL microfilm 2,341,142.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQLW-Z11 : 14 March 2018), Edwin A Link, Ward 4, Binghamton, Binghamton City, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-34, sheet 64A, line 23, family 262, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2499.




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