Lincoln Beachey

Lincoln Beachey
Born(1887-03-03)March 3, 1887
San Francisco, California
DiedMarch 14, 1915(1915-03-14) (aged 28)
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
San Francisco, California
Cause of deathDrowning
Resting placeCypress Lawn Memorial Park
OccupationAviator
SpouseMay (Minnie) Wyatt[1]: 34 
ParentWilliam C. Beachey
RelativesHillary Beachey (1885–1964), brother
Lincoln Beachey, in his business suit he wore for flying
Lincoln Beachey with his plane

Lincoln Beachey (March 3, 1887 – March 14, 1915) was a pioneer American aviator and barnstormer. He became famous and wealthy from flying exhibitions, staging aerial stunts, helping invent aerobatics, and setting aviation records.[2]

He was known as The Man Who Owns the Sky, and sometimes the Master Birdman.[3] Beachey was acknowledged even by his competitors as "The World's Greatest Aviator".[3] He was "known by sight to hundreds of thousands and by name to the whole world".

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  3. ^ a b Marrero, Frank (1997). Lincoln Beachey: The Man Who Owned the Sky. Scottwall Associates. ISBN 978-0-942087-12-3.