James Cairn Mars | |
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Born | March 8, 1875 |
Died | July 25, 1944 | (aged 69)
Occupation(s) | Aviator, circus performer, airport operator, real estate |
Known for | Barnstormer, first pilot to fly an aircraft in Arkansas, Hawaii and in the Far East |
James Cairn Mars (March 8, 1875 - July 25, 1944), also known Bud Mars and the Curtiss Daredevil, was an aviation pioneer. He was the eleventh pilot licensed in the United States. As a balloonist, he was a student of Thomas Scott Baldwin, and as an airplane pilot, of Glenn Curtiss.[1]