Gustave Maurice Heckscher

Gustave Maurice Heckscher
Born(1884-05-15)May 15, 1884
DiedJune 11, 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 83)
Alma materYale University
Spouses
Frances Louise Vanderhoef
(m. 1907; div. 1927)
(m. 1927; div. 1933)
Dorothy Eleanor Bennett
(m. 1934; div. 1936)
Children4, including August
Parent(s)August Heckscher
Anna Atkins Heckscher
RelativesJohann Gustav Heckscher (grandfather)
Myron Arms Hofer (grandson)

Gustave Maurice Heckscher (May 15, 1884 – June 11, 1967), was a pioneer aviator with seaplanes.[1][2] and later a real estate developer in California.

  1. ^ Aeronautics. Aeronautical Society of America and the Aero Club of Pennsylvania. 1913. When GM Heckscher stepped from the Curtiss flying boat, about the first questions asked him were not as to how he enjoyed it, ...
  2. ^ American Aviation Historical Society journal. American Aviation Historical Society. 1984. On May 31, the G M Heckscher flying boat was tried and it proved a marvel. "Doc" Wildman took it alone for the first trip this morning, just to get the feel ...