Lincoln Beachey
Lincoln Beachey | |
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| Born | March 3, 1887 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | March 14, 1915 (aged 28) Panama–Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, California, US |
| Cause of death | Drowning |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Spouse | May (Minnie) Wyatt |
Lincoln Beachey (March 3, 1887 – March 14, 1915) was a pioneer American aviator and barnstormer. He became famous and wealthy from flying exhibitions, staging aerial stunts, helping invent aerobatics, and setting aviation records.
He was known as The Man Who Owns the Sky, and sometimes the Master Birdman. Beachey was acknowledged even by his competitors as "The World's Greatest Aviator". He was "known by sight to hundreds of thousands and by name to the whole world".