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Laura Bromwell

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Laura Bromwell

Birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death
5 Jun 1921 (aged 24)
Mineola, Nassau County, New York, USA
Burial
Florence, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana)
08 Aug 1921, Mon, Page 2

BODY OF HOOSIER AVIATRIX RESTS FINALLY IN INDIANA

Vevay, Ind., Aug. 7. - The body of Miss Laura Bromwell, aviatrix, who was killed at Mineola, Long Island, June 5, was brought to its final resting place at Florence, near here, this afternoon. The body had been temporarily interred at Toledo, O. Servies conducted by the Rev. Ida Cunningham, of Noblesville, were held in the Florence Cemetery and hundreds of persons attended. The mother, Mrs. Lulu Bromwell, lives near Florence. Miss Bromwell was killed looping her plane.

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Learned to fly by joining the New York Aerial Police Reserve

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From Wikipedia:
Set a loop-the-loop record, May 15, 1921. 199 loops in 1 hour 20 minutes.
Her plane crashed while performing stunts.
The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana)
08 Aug 1921, Mon, Page 2

BODY OF HOOSIER AVIATRIX RESTS FINALLY IN INDIANA

Vevay, Ind., Aug. 7. - The body of Miss Laura Bromwell, aviatrix, who was killed at Mineola, Long Island, June 5, was brought to its final resting place at Florence, near here, this afternoon. The body had been temporarily interred at Toledo, O. Servies conducted by the Rev. Ida Cunningham, of Noblesville, were held in the Florence Cemetery and hundreds of persons attended. The mother, Mrs. Lulu Bromwell, lives near Florence. Miss Bromwell was killed looping her plane.

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Learned to fly by joining the New York Aerial Police Reserve

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From Wikipedia:
Set a loop-the-loop record, May 15, 1921. 199 loops in 1 hour 20 minutes.
Her plane crashed while performing stunts.


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