Aviator. He gained fame as the first American pilot to fly a passenger across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. He was trying to beat Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight flew from New York to Eisleben, Germany, setting a record of 3,911 miles. He also served in World War I as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Service. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1976. He died in Derby, Connecticut, at the age of 82.
Aviator. He gained fame as the first American pilot to fly a passenger across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. He was trying to beat Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight flew from New York to Eisleben, Germany, setting a record of 3,911 miles. He also served in World War I as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Service. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1976. He died in Derby, Connecticut, at the age of 82.
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