Roscoe Turner | |
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 Turner as narrator on the "Sky Blazers" | |
| Born | September 29, 1895 Corinth, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1970 (aged 74) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Flight at Midnight |
| Spouses | Carline Stovall
(m. 1924–1946)Margaret Madonna Miller
(m. 1946) |
| Awards |
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| Aviation career | |
| Famous flights | Transcontinental airspeed record New York to Los Angeles (1930, 1932); Transcontinental airspeed record Los Angeles to New York (1933); MacRobertson Air Race (1934); Bendix Trophy (1933); Thompson Trophy (1934, 1938, 1939) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | |
Roscoe Turner (September 29, 1895 – June 23, 1970) was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion.[1] He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways.
- ^ Catlin, Roger (27 June 2022). "The Record-Shattering Airplane Behind a Dashing Pilot's Meteoric Rise to Fame". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 June 2022.