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Martin, William Knox, -1927

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: -1927

Biographical Note

William Knox Martin was born in Virginia. He was an early aviator and the first pilot to fly over the Andes mountains. In 1917, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, Aviation Unit.

He married Isabella Vieco (1900-) on December 2, 1921 in the Panama Canal Zone. The couple had four sons. William Knox Martin died on July 24, 1927 from fatal injuries sustained in a car accident.

Source:

Ancestry.com

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical Information Files - M

 Sub-Group
Scope and Contents Individuals whose names begin with M: MacCready, Paul [Aeronautical designer and engineer] "A Man for All Reasonings," California Magazine, November 1986"The Sky's the Limit," The Country Gentleman, Spring 1982"Masterful Tinkering of Genius," Insight, June 25, 1990"P.B. MacCready, 81, Inventor, Dies," New York Times, August 31, 2007 MacGilchrist, John...
Dates: 20th Century
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-10-06-B
Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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