Biography
He was born in Henry County, Iowa on July 12, 1895.
He began his flying career by taking lessons on a Wright biplane from aviator George Gustafson in Bay City, Michigan.
Messer operated an Birmingham Municipal Airport in Birmingham, Alabama with Edward Stinson. He later operated Messer Field. In 1927 he started the Southern Aircraft Corporation which designed and built the Air Boss. He later started The Glenn E. Messer Company of Birmingham.
He died on June 13, 1995 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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