Guide to the Cincinnati Parachute Club Collection


Title:
Cincinnati Parachute Club Collection
Repository:
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/
Creator:
Honnert, Quentin Emil, 1920-1999
Dates:
1940-1961
Quantity:
1.15 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:
Photographs, pages from a logbook, a newspaper article page, and a member agreement from Cincinnati Parachute Club collected by Quentin Honnert, a member of the Cincinnati Parachute Club, which was one of the first parachute clubs in the country.
Identification:
MS-525
Language:
The records are in English

History of Cincinnati Parachute Club

The Cincinnati Parachute Club was one of the first parachute clubs in the country, perhaps the very first. Their jumps were mostly at Western Hills Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection focuses on one member of the club, Quentin Honnert.

Quentin Emil Honnert was born in the Cincinnati area on September 12, 1920, the youngest child of Emil and Emma (Kunz) Honnert. He joined the Cincinnati Parachute Club in June 1940, logging several at least 11 jumps before the end of the year using a backpack parachute made by the Cincinnati-based company Triangle Parachute Company. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in February 1941 and served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II and later the Korean War, achieving the rank of Captain. In 1945, he married Eleanor Susan Keach (1921-1981). He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. In addition to being active in the Cincinnati Parachute Club, he was a supervisor of the Parachute Department at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the early 1950s. Quentin died August 9, 1999, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was cremated and his ashes scattered.

Scope and Content

The Cincinnati Parachute Club was one of the first parachute clubs in the country. Their jumps were mostly at Western Hills Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection focuses on one member of the club, Quentin Honnert. The collection is composed of largely photographs from jumps in Ohio and Indiana. There is also pages from a logbook, a newspaper article page, and a member agreement for Honnert for the club.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in a single series grouped according to type of material.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.

Related Material: Related Material


MS-310: Dave Gold Parachute Collection.


MS-632: Rudi Berndt Papers.


Separated Material: Separated Material

One oversize folder that contains posters and large newspaper article has been separated to oversize storage.


Subject Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Parachuting -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Skydivers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Skydiving -- Ohio -- Cincinnati

Persons:

Honnert, Quentin Emil, 1920-1999

Organizations/Corporations:

Cincinnati Parachute Club
Triangle Parachute Company (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Western Hills Airport (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Material Types:

Newspapers
Photographs
Posters

Preferred Citation

[Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-525, Cincinnati Parachute Club Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by Gary Honnert, son of Quentin Honnert, on April 25, 2014.

Processing Information

Finding aid written according to DACS standards by Abbey Search, September 2019.


Accruals

There are no expected accruals.

Other Finding Aid

The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at
https://wright.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/882.