Frank Herbert Burnside (1888-1935) in 1916

Frank Herbert Burnside (August 7, 1888 - August 26, 1935) was a record-holding pioneer airmail pilot.

Biography

Frank Herbert Burnside was born on August 7, 1888 in

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. He originally studied to be a musician, but learned to fly in 1911. In 1913 he set the American

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at 12,950 feet in

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besting the record set by Lincoln Beachey in Chicago in 1911. Burnside retired from flying in 1931 and he died on August 26, 1935 in

Aviation records

* American

of 12,950 feet in

(1913). * American

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of 95.0 and 97.4 mph (1916). * American (and possibly world)

of 163.68 mph (1919).

External links

Frank Herbert Burnside
at the

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for Steuben County, New York *
Frank Herbert Burnside
at Early Aviators

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burnside, Frank Herbert 1888 births 1935 deaths Members of the Early Birds of Aviation People from Oneonta, New York United States airmail pilots American aviation record holders