Clayton Folkerts
Clayton Folkerts: Iowa’s Amazing Airplane Designer and Builder Wins National Honors
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A good percentage of the 293 people living in Bristow, Iowa, in 1936 gathered at the Opera House on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Mason City Globe Gazette covered the event honoring a hometown native son. Clayton Folkerts had just returned from several national air races where his plane, “Folkerts’ Special,” had captured some impressive prizes.