Description
This collection contains materials related to the life and work of Mort W. Brown (1908- ), the first (retired) Chief Pilot
of Production Flight Test with the Cessna Aicraft Company, working from 1937 to 1972.
Background
Morton W. Brown (1908- ), is the first (retired) Chief Pilot of Production Flight Test with the Cessna Aicraft Company, working
from 1937 to 1972. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, before the age of 10, his family moved to Colorado, where Brown became fascinated
with flight. In 1927 he joined the US Marines, serving aboard the USS California until his honorable discharge in 1931. He
then attended Eddie Martin’s School of Aviation in Santa Ana, CA, and obtained his transport pilot license in 1933, returning
to Denver afterwards to look for work.