births
May 11, 1897
Robert E. Gross, American businessman (died 1961)
Robert E. Gross (businessman)
Robert Ellsworth Gross was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation. His first venture, the Viking Flying Boat Company, failed with the loss of the aircraft market brought on by the Great Depression. He was also credited with naming Bell Aircraft’s P-39 as the “AiraCobra”.
May 11
May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 234 days remain until the end of the year.