Wittemann brothers

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Adolph Wittemann and Charles Rudolph Wittemann (September 15, 1884 – July 1967) were the founders of Teterboro Airport. ^[1]

They were the children of Emily Wittemann (1859-?) of Missouri. Their father, who died prior to 1910, was from Germany. Charles and Adolph had a company: C. & A. Wittemann of Staten Island, New York. At Teterboro they built the largest bomber of the time. Adolph left the company and Charles teamed up with Samuel P. Lewis to form the Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company, Inc. In 1920 Charles was living in Hackensack, New Jersey. He died in July of 1967 in Farmingdale, New Jersey. ^[1] Other siblings include: Herman Wittemann (1886-?) aka Harold; Walter Wittemann (1896-1980); Marie Wittemann (1898-1981) and Elizabeth Wittemann (1895-?); and Paul Wittemann (1894-1987). All the Wittemann children were born in New York City on Staten Island. ^[2]

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Archive 3 Patent 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Timeline

• 1884 Birth of Charles Rudolph Wittemann (1884-1967)
• 1905 (circa) Death of father
• 1906 Charles and Adolph Wittemann, Aeronautical Engineers, Ocean Terrace & Little Clove Road, Staten Island
• 1910 Living on Staten Island
• 1917 Charles founder of Teterboro Airport
• 1917 (circa) Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company, Inc. founded by Charles Randolph Wittemann with Samuel P. Lewis
• 1918 Charles president of Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company, Inc. in Newark, New Jersey
• 1919 Teterboro, New Jersey factory
• 1919 Contractors to US Post Office and USN for aircraft
• 1920 1920 US Census with Charles Randolph Wittemann (1884-1967) in Hackensack, New Jersey
• 1923 Ended production to concentrate on engineering research
• 1924 Bankruptcy and Teterboro, New Jersey property acquired by Anthony Fokker
• 1967 Death of Charles Randolph Wittemann (1884-1967)

[edit] Archive

• Wichita University

[edit] Patent

• Aeroplane

[edit] See also

• Boland brothers
• Wright brothers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Early Birds: Wittemann brothers

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