Clyde Cessna was born on December 5, 1879, in Hawthorne, Iowa.
Clyde had worked for a short period at the Queen Aeroplane Company.
Cessna built his first plane in 1911.
It was basically a wood and fabric made plane.
In 1927, Cessna founded the Cessna Aircraft.
Cessna eventually retired in 1934.
Clyde Cessna died in November 1954.
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