Abraham Whalomie Raygorodsky
Abraham Whalomie Raygorodsky (June 4, 1884 - ?) was Russian-American aviation pioneer.[1][2]
Biography[]
He was born on June 4, 1884, in Russia.[3] He trained at the Farman flying school in Paris and received his pilot's certificate from the Aero Club of France around 1910. He then emigrated to the United States. In 1914 he attempted to win a $50,000 prize from Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe. His Daily Mail aviation prize was for the first transatlantic flight.[1][4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Preparing for Transatlantic Flight". Reading Eagle. February 10, 1914. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
... transatlantic prize is Abram Raygorodsky who has the pilot's certificate of the Aero Club of France. Raygorodsky, a Russian who is a naturalized American ...
- ^ Louis Dembitz Brandeis (30 June 1971). Letters of Louis D. Brandeis. p. 586. ISBN 9781438422565.
... attention a young Jewish aviator named Raygorodsky. ...
- ^ World War I draft registration while in Manhattan
- ^ "Raygorodsky to Seek $50,000 Prize with Gigantic Machine of 800 Horse Power". The New York Times. February 13, 1914. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
Abram Raygorodsky, a graduate of the Farman flying school in Paris, who is now living at Mineola, called at the Aero Club of America yesterday to ask for ...
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