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Watercolour artist and amateur scientist Dihedral Parachute Lee Green, England Parachute broke up in mid-air after release from a balloon [26] Samuel Cody: United States 1913 Aviation pioneer and showman: Cody Floatplane: Farnborough, Hampshire, England Aircraft broke up at 200 ft; thrown out of aircraft Bessie Coleman: United States 1926
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream .
Rogers on the wing of a Lockheed floatplane belonging to famed aviation pioneer Wiley Post, hours before their fatal crash on August 15, 1935. Will Rogers became an advocate for the aviation industry after noticing advancements in Europe and befriending Charles Lindbergh, the most famous American aviator of the era. During his 1926 European ...
Richard Kleindienst, 76, American politician and U.S. Attorney General during the Watergate scandal, lung cancer. [13] Yuriy Lituyev, 74, Soviet athlete and Olympic medalist. Pierre Plantard, 79, French draughtsman and impostor. [14] Alla Rakha, 80, Indian tabla player, heart attack. [15]
Richard Gibson McSpadden was born in Panama City, Florida, to Ann and Richard McSpadden, one of their four children. [1] [2] McSpadden began flying in his teenage years, inspired by his pilot father, and was based out of Air Harbor Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina. The pursuit turned into a career of over 5,000 flying hours.
A crew member on 9-1-1was killed in a car accident after working a late 14-hour shift on the procedural drama. Richard Priem, who also went by Rico, worked as a grip on the show and was a member ...
Slipstream is a sculpture by Richard Wilson, created in 2014 for the wholly re-built Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport, London.The large art intervention of aviation relevance was loosely specified, approved and project managed by Mark Davy, founder of the cultural and place-making agency Futurecity for the airport as owner.
A private funeral is planned for Hunt in his hometown; his life and art will be honored at a public […] The post Richard Hunt, prolific Chicago sculptor whose public works explored civil rights ...