williamhawleybowlus

William Hawley Bowlus (May 8, 1896 – August 27, 1967) who made a name in the USA as a designer of gliders. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hawley_Bowlus

This is a photo of O.R. McNeel, Douglas Corrigan (later to be known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan), Bert Tindale, Hawley Bowlus, and Shirley Morrison at Ryan along with the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis," during construction.

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My great grandfather is Oliver McNeel. I did a project on him when I was in 8th grade. I had a copy of his pilot license signed by Orville Wright. If anyone has anymore information about O.R McNeel that would be appreciated

Addam McNeel
That is great, Addam. Here's a link to more photos and materials featuring your grandfather.
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Given the wealth of information the SDASM has regarding Ryan, those who worked there and who went on to other aviation companies and projects, you should contact their staff regarding any other additional materials they might have concerning your grandfather.

This is a photo of O.R. McNeel, Douglas Corrigan (later to be known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan), Bert Tindale, Hawley Bowlus, and Shirley Morrison at Ryan along with the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis," during construction. See also:

Lindbergh wrote about meeting these men when he came to San Diego to discuss building this plane in his book We and The Spirit of St. Louis. BF Mahoney had already purchased Ryan Aircraft and Ryan himself had little to do with the building of the Spirit of St Louis. BF had kept the name of the company as Ryan Aircraft leading to some confusion. see link: www.charleslindbergh.com/plane/mahoney.asp