Charles Franklin Niles
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Charles Franklin Niles | |
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Born | October 6, 1888 New York State |
Died | |
Cause of death | Plane crash |
Resting place | Furanceville Cemetery, Wayne County New York state |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Pioneer aviator |
Spouse(s) | Lucille Goddard |
Charles Franklin Niles was an early aviator having been taught by Glenn Curtiss in 1913.[1] It was stated in his obituary that he was the first to fly around the Statue of Liberty, and that he served as an aviator in the 1910–1920 Mexican Revolution.[2] On June 25, 1916, while flying a loop maneuver in his Moisant monoplane at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin fairgrounds a wing collapsed and he crashed. He died of his injuries the next day.[3] A witness to the crash was cartoonist Robert Osborn.[4]
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- 1888 births
- 1916 deaths
- Aviators from New York (state)
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- Accidental deaths in Wisconsin
- Members of the Early Birds of Aviation
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1916