The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
Old Timers In keokuk viii Recall
These Air Pioneers from Quincy
Who Thrilled Many
People.
SON OF ONE IN FRANCE
He Has Just Returned from Over Seas
With Pershino and Follows in
Fathers Foot
steps.

timers, remember that in days long
ago whenever parachute leaps and
ballon ascensions were mentioned,
the magic name of Baldwin appeared.
Ivy Baldwin Of Quincy, was the aero
naut and he was associated with his
brothers, Sam and Tom, IN the game.
His son, Ivy w. Baldwin, has just
returned from France with General
Pershing, and he was engaged in the
air section over there.
The Quincy Journal, tells the fol-
lowing interesting story about young
Baldwin and his career, and reminis-
cences enough to recall the exploits
of the elder members OF the family:
Ivy w. Baldwin, son of the famous
aeronaut of the same name, ana who
was for years resident OF Quincy,
associated with Sam anu Tom Bald
win, is a visitor in the city, having
recently returned from France. He
was with Pershing in Mexico when
that commander was onry briga-
dier general, and left the hot sands
Of that country with the general for
duty overseas two years ago. He
was one Of those who have been
dubbed by the army as "Pershing's
Pets" having been close to the gen.
eral in all his movements in france
and at the different fronts.
Born in Him.
Aviation and aeronautics were
born in young Baldwin, and he Is
only following his natural bent In
adopting this branch Of the service.
His father is now in charge of the
aviation service at Denver, whittier
the young soldier will go in few
days, not having seen his parents for
over two years. At present he is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Henry Rasche,
220 South Eleventh street, and hav-
ing a fine time discussing aeronautics
with Sam Baldwin. He says he was
with Major Thomas 8. Baldwin for
a short time in New York before
coming west. He arrived in this
country on the ship ahead of General
Pershing.
Tested Airpianes.
Young Baldwin's duties both In
Mexico and France were TO test out
airplanes before they were turned
over to the aviators. He has numer.
Gus photographs Of himself in the
line of his work, and also pictures
of some of the destructive work &C
complished by these deathdealing
flying machines. He was stationed
at the various aviation fields in
France, and after the armistice was
signed, was one of those to go to
Germany to take over the German
airplanes which were surrendered by
the Huns. His only regret was that
he himself did not have an oppor-
tunity to go into battles personally,
but he says it kept him pretty busy
getting the machines IN shape and
seeing that they were airworthy be-
fore they were turned over.
Father a Daring Altman.
Ivy Baldwin, the senior, father of
the young soldier, is probably one Of
the most daring air men in the world.
He made the trip around the world
with Thomas Baldwin on his second
tour, and did most of the parachute
jumps and the dives from the high
tower. He appeared to be absolutely
fearless, even to the verge Of rank
Irecklessness at times, and as a re-
suit has had many hard falls from
high attitudes He left here some
fifteen years ago and was stationed
at FIT. Morgan, where the government
established one of its aeronautical
stations. He was a teacher of bal
looming and parachute jumping and
has retained his position with the
army off and on ever since he left
Quincy.
Inventlng Arplane.
Twenty years ago, before the
Wrights and Curtiss brothers had
taken up airplaning, ne was at
work on a flying machine at Baldwin
park in this city. His machine was
constructed much along the lines of
the present ones, but the difficulty
at that time was to secure an engine
powerful enough, but still light
enough, to be carried by the plane.
He also had some sort of arrange
ment by which, il the engine gave
out, he could work it by hand. Lack
of funds, as much as anything else,
prevented it's completion. In those
days flying machines were supposed
to be possible only in the minds Of
dreamers. But what a change in
twenty years.
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