Winfield Bertrum Kinner

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Winfield Bertrum Kinner I (December 16, 1882 – July 4, 1957) or Bert Kinner founded Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation in Glendale, California which produced radial engines and aircraft.

He was born in Iowa and his father was from New York and his mother was born in England and her maiden name was Lee. He married Cora M. (1887-?) and had two children: Winfield Bertrum Kinner II (1911-1993); and Donald W. Kinner (1914-?). Cora was born in Minnesota and the children were born there. In 1920 Bert was working as a aircraft engineer in Los Angeles.

Amelia Earhart flew a Kinner. He was buried at the Portal of the Folded Wings in California with other aviation pioneers. The Kinner series of engines powered aircraft from the late 20s to the early 30s. The earliest Kinner engines had 3 cylinders modeled after the French Anzani. Later they developed a line of 5 cylinder engines. The airplane business ended in the mid-30s, but the engines were produced through World War II. The last series of Kinner engines powered PT-22 trainers. He died in 1957 in California and was buried in the Portal of Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation.