but by June 15, 1915, a grand jury had declined to review the case. It was ultimately dropped because evidence was insufficient. L-W-F The Lowe, Willard & Fowler Engineering Company, was founded on Long Island, New York, in December 1915. It was named for founders Edward Lowe Jr., Charles F. Willard, and Robert G. Fowler, and was also considered to be named after the construction it developed, the laminated wood fuselage. "Lowe provided most of the financing, while Fowler attracted Willard. Lowe soon secured total control, renaming the firm L-W-F Engineering, and Fowler and Willard departed in 1916." Fowler Airplane Corporation In 1918, Robert Fowler established the Fowler Airplane Corporation, located on Howard Street in San Francisco, to build Curtiss JN-4Ds for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. It was one of six companies that built the design under license. Death He died of a heart attack on June 15, 1966 at his home in San Jose, California. He was buried in the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery in Santa Clara, California. See also Editor and aviator are arrested for disclosing military secrets, Morning Press, July 11, 1914. References External links Robert G. Fowler at Early Aviators American aviators Members of the Early Birds of Aviation 1884 births 1966 deaths People from San Francisco People from San Jose, California