Allan F. Bonnalie

Allan F. Bonnalie (1893–1981) was an early aeroplane builder and aviator in Colorado, multi-medal recipient of World War I in 3 branches of military and created a comprehensive crew training program for United Airlines Flight Training Center, Denver.

Bonnalie was inducted into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame in 1969.

Biography As a child, Bonnalie was so interested in aviation, about 1908, he built a glider patterned after the Wright Flyer plane model. The second plane was flown many times by himself and others. Bonnalie's first powered flight was in 1912 in a plane he designed and flew. His biography was published on Amazon as "A Lifetime In Aviation" by Wayne Lundberg. Albert E. Humphreys Will D. "Billy" Parker Chriss J. Peterson Reginald Sinclaire George W. Thompson Frank A. Van Dersarl Jerry Cox Vasconcells