Bertrand Blanchard Acosta | |
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Born | |
Died | September 1, 1954 | (aged 59)
Resting place | Portal of Folded Wings |
Nationality | American |
Education | Throop Polytechnic Institute |
Occupation(s) | Aviator, Test pilot |
Spouses | Mary Louise Brumley
(m. 1918; div. 1920)Helen Belmont Pearsoll
(m. 1921) |
Children |
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Parent(s) | Miguel Aphonse Ferdinand Acosta Martha Blanche Reilly-Snook |
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (January 1, 1895 – September 1, 1954) was a record-setting aviator and test pilot. He and Clarence D. Chamberlin set an endurance record of 51 hours, 11 minutes, and 25 seconds in the air. He later flew in the Spanish Civil War in the Yankee Squadron.[1] He was known as the "bad boy of the air". He received numerous fines and suspensions for flying stunts such as flying under bridges or flying too close to buildings.[2]
Bert Acosta, one of this country's leading racing pilots, and four other fliers from fields in the Newark district have arrived at Valencia, Spain, where they will go through a hurried course in military flying before taking the air against the Rebels, it was revealed here yesterday.
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