Paul W. Wittemann and Adolph (Walter) Wittemann and Charles Rudolph Wittemann (September 15, 1884 – July 8, 1967) were early aviation pioneers.
Biography They were the children of Emily Wittemann (née Schirzinger) of Missouri. Their father, * Adolph Wendelin Wittemann was born on Dec. 01. 1846 in Karlsruhe (top right # 218) (Gottesaue)/Germany.Adolph Wittemann die with 91 years on Feb 14. 1938 Charles and Adolph had a company, C. & A. Wittemann of Staten Island, New York. At Teterboro they built the largest bomber (Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1) 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 1967 in Farmingdale, New Jersey.
Other siblings include Herman Wittemann, Harold; Walter; Marie; Elizabeth; and Paul. All the Wittemann children were born in New York City on Staten Island.1910 US census
Timeline 1884 Birth of Charles Rudolph Wittemann (1884–1967) 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 c. 1917 Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company, Inc. founded by Charles Rudolph 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 United States Postal Service and United States Navy for aircraft 1920 Wittemann brothers in the 1920 United States 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 Rudolph Wittemann (1884–1967)
Archive Wichita University Largest Flying Boat Never Built—the Witteman Air Liner
Patent Aeroplane
See also Boland brothers Wright brothers Voisin brothers
References
External links Early Birds: Wittemann brothers Paul & Walter Wittemann