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Willard, Charles Foster, 1883-1977

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1883-1977

Biographical Note: Charles Foster Willard

Charles F. Willard was born in 1883. Willard was the first United States barnstorming pilot and the fourth American to pilot an airplane. He also participated in the 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet. He died on February 2, 1977.

Citation

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/02/archives/charles-f-willard-is-dead-fourth-us-airplane-pilot-and-the-first-to.html

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Goodman L. Goodmanson Los Angeles International Air Meet Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1990-03-13
Abstract Goodman L. Goodmanson (1886-1924) worked as a photographer for the Los Angeles Examiner during the 1910s. The collection is comprised of a photograph album containing sixty-three (63) black-and-white photographs depicting scenes from the Los Angeles International Air Meet of 1910 and a handwritten notecard presenting the album as a gift.

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