Chauncey Milton "Chance" Vought (February 26, 1890 in
Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
– July 25, 1930) was an American
aviation pioneer and engineer, who was the co-founder of the
Lewis and Vought Corporation with
Birdseye Lewis.
Born on
Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
, he attended the
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was ...
,
New York University (where he joined
Kappa Sigma), and the
University of Pennsylvania. He died from
sepsis.
He was inducted into the
National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Chance Vought at the National Aviation Hall of FameChance Vought in August 1912 at the controls of a Wright Model B
American aerospace engineers
Aviation pioneers
1890 births
1930 deaths
Chance M. Vought
Chauncey Milton "Chance" Vought (February 26, 1890 in Long Island, New York – July 25, 1930) was an American aviation pioneer and engineer, who was the co-founder of the Vought, Lewis and Vought Corporation with Birdseye Lewis.
Born on Long Isl ...
National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees
People from Long Island
Deaths from sepsis
20th-century American engineers
Pratt Institute alumni
New York University alumni
University of Pennsylvania alumni
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