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Roy Augustus Knabenshue (born July 15, 1876 in Lancaster , Ohio , † March 6, 1960 in Temple City ) was an American engineer , balloonist and aviation pioneer .
Life
He was born in 1876 to Samuel Knabenshue and his wife Salome Matlack. His father was Consul General in Tianjin , China from 1905 to 1914 .
In 1904, Roy Knabenshue piloted the USA's first dirigible airship on sightseeing flights as part of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition , which was built by Thomas Scott Baldwin . He was also the first to conduct a controlled flight of an airship over New York City in 1905. In 1913 he built America's first passenger airship. During the First World War he built man-carrying observation balloons for the government.
From 1933 to 1944 he worked as a balloonist and pilot for the National Park Service . In 1958 he had his first stroke, after his second stroke he died on March 6, 1960 at Evergreen Sanatorium in Temple City, California . The burial took place on March 9, 1960 in the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation .
Web links
- Roy Knabenshue bibliography (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boy's hat, Roy Augustus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer, balloonist and aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lancaster , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1960 |
| Place of death | Temple City |