Marshall Earle Reid (August 31, 1887 – December 5, 1955) was an early aviator.

Biography

He was born on August 31, 1887, in

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to Josephine Elizabeth Myers and Marshall Earl Reid Sr. On May 4, 1912, he started from Hempstead, Long Island intending to fly to

. Near Elizabeth, New Jersey, his biplane crashed but Reid and his passenger

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crash-landed without injury. On October 11, 1912, he and Henry Croskey Mustin, his

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(his sister Helen R. Reid Mustin's husband's brother), flew from

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. On June 8, 1912, he was able to travel from Staten Island to

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Marshall Earle Members of the Early Birds of Aviation 1887 births 1955 deaths People from Staten Island