Organization's Dissolution
Bell's organization was established with a fixed term mandate, which was extended to March 31, 1909 by joint agreement of all its members, with Mrs. Bell contributing an additional $10,000 of financing. After Lt. Selfridge's death in September 1908, McCurdy became the organization's secretary and Dr. Bell's cousin, Charles J. Bell, became the Association's legal trustee.
After Curtiss unexpectedly formed a new commercial aircraft building venture, the Herring-Curtiss Company, in March 1909, strained relations arose between Curtiss and the Association's other members. A request for him to attend the association's meeting and resolve the issue went unanswered, and the organization's mandate was not extended a second time. The AEA was disbanded on 31 March 1909.
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