Percival Hopkins Spencer | |
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| Born | 30 April 1897 |
| Died | January 16, 1995 (aged 97) |
| Parent | Christopher Miner Spencer |
Percival Hopkins Spencer (April 30, 1897 – January 16, 1995) was an American inventor, aviation pioneer, test pilot, and businessman.[1][2] He was one of the Early Birds of Aviation, a group which required members to have flown a glider, gas balloon or airplane prior to December 17, 1916.[2] That association credited Spencer with "the longest active flight record in aviation history": he first soloed in 1914 and was a licensed pilot until 1987.[2]
Percival Hopkins Spencer, a Windsor native and aviation pioneer, died Monday in a Torrance, Calif., nursing home. He was 97.
Percival Spencer, an aviator and inventor who made his first solo flight in 1914, has died in Torrance, it was learned over the weekend. He was 97 and died Jan. 15. ...