Oscar_Brindley Knowpia

Oscar Brindley
Oscar Brindley
	Lt. Harry Gantz, Oscar Brindley in cockpit
Born	Oscar Allen Brindley; November 21, 1885; Athens, Ohio, US
Died	May 2, 1918 (aged 32); Dayton, Ohio, US McCook Field
Resting place	Washington Cemetery, Washington Pennsylvania (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Occupation(s)	aviator, instructor
Years active	1910-18

Oscar Brindley (November 21, 1885 – May 2, 1918)^[1] was a pioneering United States aviator, barnstormer, instructor and military pilot. He was trained at the Wright Brothers Flying School in Dayton Ohio.

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Having reached the rank of major in the Army (Signal Corps), Brindley was killed May 2, 1918, at Dayton Ohio with Col. Henry Damm while testing a new American-built Airco DH.4, the American version of the De Havilland DH-4. Reportedly the DH-4 dropped to the ground while making a turn at 400 feet (120 m).^[2]

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^ Oscar Brindley; findagrave.com
^ Various 1918 newspapers noting the deaths of Oscar Brindley and Colonel Damm

External links edit

EarlyAviators.com

[1] Oscar Brindley; findagrave.com

[2] Various 1918 newspapers noting the deaths of Oscar Brindley and Colonel Damm

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Oscar Brindley
Lt. Harry Gantz, Oscar Brindley in cockpit
Born	Oscar Allen Brindley November 21, 1885 Athens, Ohio, US
Died	May 2, 1918 (aged 32) Dayton, Ohio, US McCook Field
Resting place	Washington Cemetery, Washington Pennsylvania (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Occupation(s)	aviator, instructor
Years active	1910-18