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Bert Hall (other)
Bert Hall (1885–1948) was an American aviator and writer. Bert Hall may also refer to: *Bert Hall (cricketer), English cricketer *Bert Hall (baseball) (1889–1948), Major League Baseball pitcher *Bert Hall (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1968), Australian rules footballer *Bert Hall (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1957), English footballer who played for Aston Villa See also *Albert Hall (other) *Bertram Hall, Radcliffe College *Robert Hall (other) *Herbert Hall (other) {{hndis, Hall, Bert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Hall
Weston Birch "Bert" Hall (November 7, 1885 – December 6, 1948) was a military aviator and writer. Hall was one of America's first combat aviators, flying with the famed Lafayette Escadrille in France before the U.S. entered World War I. Biography Hall was born near Higginsville, Missouri, the son of George Hall. Bert Hall learned to fly in 1910 at Buc, France, using a "Maurice Farman Biplane Pusher, with a fog-cutter out in front and an air-cooled Renault motor behind." He subsequently acquired a "new 1913 Blériot, equipped with a 60 H.P. Gnome motor", and on February 16, 1913, he along with his French mechanic André Pierce became soldiers of fortune flying for the Sultan of Turkey, for $100 American dollars a day, against the Bulgarians. The first day he was paid in Turkish currency and refused to fly, but received "in gold money" from then on. After two months the Turkish Army payments became inconsistent "fifty dollars one day and sixty the next and forty-five the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
