Compañía de Aviación Faucett, while through Intercontinent Aviation he organized the creation of Compañía Nacional Cubana de Aviación Curtiss in September 1929. In 1932, Keys withdrew from the aviation business citing health reasons, but in fact the directors of North American Aviation had discovered that he had embezzled funds in order to settle personal debts incurred from his private speculation in stocks and shares. Nonetheless, he maintained his investment business. In 1942, he went back to the aviation business establishing the C.M. Keys Aircraft Service Company and after World War II helped organize Peruvian International Airways in 1947. He died at his home in New York City on January 12, 1952. References External links Clement Melville Keys from National Air and Space Museum Clement M. Keys at China National Aviation Corporation memorial website 1876 births 1952 deaths American aviation businesspeople People from Grey County University of Toronto alumni The Wall Street Journal people Airline founders 20th-century American businesspeople