Vought; Six Decades of Aviation History
Plano, TX: Aviation Quarterly Publishers, 1978. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 10.75 inches by 8.5 inches. 96, [30] pages. Illustrations (some in color). History of Chance Vought Aircraft. Chauncey (Chance) Milton Vought was born in New York City in 1890. He became an engineer and designer in 1909, learned to fly in 1910 from pioneer aviator Max T. Lillie, and in 1916 became the chief designer of the Wright Company, where he designed the Wright-Martin V. On June 18, 1917, he and Birdseye Lewis established Lewis & Vought Corporation to profit from the opportunities presented by World War I. Vought died prematurely in 1930 from blood poisoning at the age of 42. More