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MercurysBall2 ago

Jeffrey Steiner of Fairchild Corp is a business partner of Erik Wachtmeister: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Corporation

The Fairchild Corporation is the successor corporation of Fairchild Industries, Inc. Banner Aerospace is one of the company's major subsidiaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Aircraft#Postwar

Fairchild was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York; Hagerstown, Maryland; and San Antonio, Texas.

In December 1999, Fairchild Aerospace Corporation was acquired by German insurer Allianz A.G. and the United States investment group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc. for $1.2 billion.[7]

In 2003, the assets of Fairchild were purchased by M7 Aerospace and the new company was relocated to San Antonio. On December 15, 2010, M7 was purchased by the United States subsidiary of the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems

MercurysBall2 ago

Sherman Fairchild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Fairchild

Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 – March 28, 1971) was an American businessman and investor. He founded over 70 companies, including Fairchild Aircraft (Fairchild Aviation Corporation), Fairchild Industries, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument.[1] Fairchild made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979. His Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corporation, Semiconductor Division company played a defining role in the development of Silicon Valley. He held over 30 patents[2] for products ranging from the silicon semiconductor to the 8-mm home sound motion-picture camera.[3] Fairchild is also responsible for inventing the first synchronized camera shutter and flash as well as developing new technologies for aerial cameras that were later used on the Apollo Missions.

His father was a Republican Congressman as well as a co-founder and the first Chairman of IBM. His mother was the daughter of William Sherman, of Davenport, Iowa.

George Winthrop Fairchild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Winthrop_Fairchild

George Winthrop Fairchild (May 6, 1854 – December 31, 1924), was a six-term Republican U.S. Representative from New York. Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, best known as the chairman from 1915 to 1924 of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM.