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Frank Henry Russell | |
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| Born | July 17, 1878 |
| Died | August 4, 1947 (aged 69) Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Pioneering in the fields of aviation and manufacture of the zipper |
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Marietta Ford (m. 1902) |
Frank Henry Russell (July 17, 1878 – August 4, 1947) was an American aviation pioneer and the first General Manager of the Wright Brothers Company at Dayton, Ohio. He went on to co-found the Burgess Company and the Manufacturers Aircraft Association. He was the Vice President and a director of Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company and a director of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.