Gustav Hamel

Gustav Hamel
Postcard of Hamel, winner of the 1913 Aerial Derby at Hendon Aerodrome
Born
Gustav Wilhelm Hamel

25 June 1889
Hamburg, Germany
Disappeared23 May 1914(1914-05-23) (aged 24)
Diedc. 1914 (disappeared; aged 24 or 25)
English Channel
OccupationsAviator
Author
Known forAir racing
Airmail
Aerobatics
Looping-the-loop
Transatlantic flight

Gustav Wilhelm Hamel (25 June 1889 – missing 23 May 1914) was a pioneer British aviator. He was prominent in the early history of aviation in Britain, and in particular that of Hendon airfield, where Claude Graham-White was energetically developing and promoting flying.

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