Humphreys, Frederick Erastus

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Humphreys, Frederick Erastus

Name: Humphreys, Frederick Erastus Years: 1883-1941 Rank: Col. Nationality: American Remarks: America's first military airplane pilot, trained by the Wright Brothers

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Publications 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] Timeline

• September 16, 1883 Early U.S. military aviator Frederick E. Humphreys is born^[1].

• October 26, 1909 Lt. Frederick Humphreys becomes the first U.S. military aviator to fly solo, in a Wright Flyer named Signal Corps Aeroplane No. 1^[2].

[edit] Publications

• "The Wright Flyer and its Possible Uses in War", Journal of the United States Artillery, Vol. 33, No. 2 (Mar-Apr 1910)

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Frederick Erastus Humphreys

• Frederick E. Humphreys  at EarlyAviators.com

• Frederick E. Humphreys: First Military Pilot  at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

[edit] References

1. ↑ wikipedia:Frederick_Erastus_Humphreys
2. ↑ http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/articles/humphrey.htm