Eddie August Schneider

Eddie August Schneider
Schneider on September 10, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, for the National Air Races
Personal details
Born
Eddie August Henry Schneider

(1911-10-20)October 20, 1911
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 1940(1940-12-23) (aged 29)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Cause of deathMid-air collision
Resting placeFairview Cemetery
Spouse
Gretchen Hahnen
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(m. 1934)​
Parent(s)Emil August Schneider (1886–1955)
Inga Karoline Pedersen (1882–1927)
EducationWilliam L. Dickinson High School
OccupationAviator
Known for
Signature
Military career
AllegianceSpanish Republic
Service / branchYankee Squadron
Years of service1935–1936
RankAviator
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War
Eddie August Schneider shaking the hand of Richard Bronaugh Barnitz in Los Angeles, California, on August 21, 1930
Schneider landing at Roosevelt Field on August 25, 1930, after completing round trip transcontinental flight
Schneider with a hot cup of coffee from his sister Alice Schneider Harms (1913–2002) on August 25, 1930
Schneider on August 26, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, for the National Air Race
Schneider on September 27, 1930, accepting the Great Lakes Trophy in Detroit, Michigan, from David Vincent Stratton of the Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation

Eddie August Henry Schneider (October 20, 1911 – December 23, 1940) was an American aviator who set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930.[1] His plane was a Cessna Model AW with a Warner-Scarab engine, one of only 48 built, that he called "The Kangaroo".[2][3][4] He set the east-to-west, then the west-to-east, and the combined round trip record.[5][6][7] He was the youngest certificated pilot in the United States, and the youngest certified airplane mechanic.[8] He was a pilot in the Spanish Civil War in the Yankee Squadron.[9][10] He died in an airplane crash in 1940, while training another pilot, when a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 belonging to the United States Navy Reserve overtook him and clipped his plane's tail at Floyd Bennett Field.[11][12][13]

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  4. ^ "Forced Down. Eddie Schneider, 18, Jersey City schoolboy who hopped off today for Oakland to lower the junior transcontinental record". Oakland Tribune. Associated Press. August 14, 1930. Schneider took off at 4:55 am (Eastern Standard Time) in a cabin monoplane, The Kangaroo
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  6. ^ "Schneider Makes Record Flight East; Pilot, 18, Cuts Goldsborough's Junior Coast-To-Coast Mark By 1 1⁄2 Hours. Lowers Round-Trip Time Jersey City High School Boy Arrives From Los Angeles In 27 Hours 19 Minutes, Dodging Storm On Way". The New York Times. August 25, 1930. He left Westfield, New Jersey, last week and, with several overnight stops en route, landed at Los Angeles in 29 hours and 55 minutes of flying time, 4 hours and 22 minutes faster than Goldsborough's time over the same route. His flying time for the round trip was therefore 57 hours and 14 minutes, against his predecessor's record of 62 hours and 58 minutes
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  9. ^ "Eddie A. Schneider". National Air Tour.
  10. ^ "Flier Says Lawyer Sent Him to Spain". The New York Times. January 16, 1937.
  11. ^ "2 Die As Planes Crash at Field – Eddie Schneider, Who Flew at 15, Is Killed When His Craft and Navy Trainer Collide – Passenger Also Victim – U.S. Ship Is Landed Safely at Floyd Bennett Airport Despite Damaged Wings" (PDF). The New York Times. December 24, 1940. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  12. ^ "Local Pilot Dead". Jersey Journal. December 24, 1940.
  13. ^ "2 Die After Planes Collide in Mid-Air". The Washington Post. International News Service. December 24, 1940.