[Milsurplus] Air King ?

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

I used to work across the parking lot from King Radio in Olathe KS back in the 80’s and early 90’s. Compared to 
Collins they were a pretty small outfit at that time.

Still not clue about Air King. Given the enormous number of outfits that popped up during WWII, there likely was 
somebody by that name. 

Bob

> On Sep 2, 2017, at 6:23 AM, John Schmitz <cjs004 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> There was a King Radio Company but I'm not sure if they were a WW2 manufacturer. The owner of King Radio Company, Edward J. King, started out with a company called Communications Accessories Company (CAC) that produced coils that Art Collins needed. Collins bought CAC in 1955 and Ed King continued to run the company as a Collins subsidiary for many years. Art Collins fired Ed King, who was a pilot, for an incident that occurred while Ed king was flying a group of engineers to a meeting. Ed King hit rough weather and climbed above it to avoid it. However, the plane was not pressurized and there were not enough oxygen masks for all those aboard. The flight arrived safely but as soon as Art Collins heard about it he had Ed King fired. Ed King then started his own avionics company, King Radio Company and was in direct completion with Collins avionics. The company became a top competitor with Collins in the high performance business aircraft field. Ed King considered the firing from Collins a major turning point in his life and he started King Radio Company.
>  
> John Schmitz
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>> Subject: [Milsurplus] Air King ?
>> 
>> I was giving blood today and in this coastal town, it was a blazing low 70s day, so there were large room fans set up in the hall at the American Legion.
>> I happened to notice the brand-logo of the fans was "Air King".
>> That reminded me – wasn't that also the name of a WW2 radio manufacturer ?
>> ( Would also make a nice email name, I think. ) 
>> -Hue 
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