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Joseph Costa (Caniço, Santa Cruz, Madeira Island, Portugal, February 22, 1909〔(1940 Census USA NY )〕 — Corning, New York, United States of America, November 11, 1998) was a distinguished Luso-American aviator,〔(Aviador José Costa - Blog Histórico )〕 who achieved high international notoriety with his flight between the United States and Portugal, in 1936. ==Personal== Joseph Costa (born José Costa in Caniço) emigrated to the USA at age 6, but spoke Portuguese and never lost his tie with the homeland. Commonly known as Joseph A. Costa or Joe Costa, he settled in Corning, New York, and was a pilot, flight instructor, FAA inspector, airplane mechanic and reseller. He founded an aviation company, the Costa Flying Service, operating in Corning–Painted Post Airport, until the early 2000s also owned by Costa and known as "Costa Airport" or "Costa Field". His son Joseph R. Costa manages the Costa Flying Service company, and despite having sold the airport grounds to the town of Erwin he is still the airport manager.〔(Corning-Painted Post Airport - FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013 )〕 In April 1936 he obtained USA citizenship.〔Corning NY Evening Leader 1936-07-13, p12〕 He was married to Catherine Cuda Costa, who was Italian. They had a son, Joseph Richard Costa (born on 31/12/1941) and a daughter, Donna Louise Costa (born on 25/08/1945).〔Corning NY Evening Leader, 1945-08-28, p2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Costa (aviator)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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