James DeWitt Hill

James DeWitt Hill
Hill in 1924
Born	(1882-03-02)2 March 1882[1] Scottdale, Pennsylvania
Died	7 September 1927(1927-09-07) (aged 45) N Atlantic 960km E of Cape Race, Newfoundland
Cause of death	Aircraft Crash – Old Glory
Nationality	US
Known for	Early air mail pilot
Spouse	Unmarried
Aviation career
Full name	James DeWitt Hill
First flight	1909?
Flight license	1912

James DeWitt Hill (2 March 1882 – 7 September 1927) was an early US air mail pilot, who died while attempting one of the first transatlantic flights, with Lloyd Wilson Bertaud in a Fokker F.VIIA monoplane named Old Glory.