This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BOY.2ACIB/1378 Message Board Post: Gates Flying Circus was founded in 1922 by Major Ivan Gates (a World War I veteran) born in Rockford, Michigan.By 1927 it was rated one of the best. His base of operations was Teterboro Airport. New Jersey. I would appreciate any info on Ivan Gates especially any genealogy data.