Paul Peck (August 10, 1889 – September 12, 1912) was an early U.S. aviator who died in a plane crash. Before his death, Peck's nineteen year old wife Ruth died in the birth of a son. When Peck was killed, the boy was left with his grandparents. The child died in 1918 in the

Spanish influenza pandemic The 1918–1920 influenza pandemic, commonly known by the misnomer Spanish flu or as the Great Influenza epidemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. The earliest documented case was ...

. As an aviator, Peck set altitude records, flew planes designed by Rex Smith and flew at the historic

College Park Airport College Park Airport is a public airport located in the City of College Park, in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. The airport is located south of Paint Branch and Lake Art ...

, the oldest continuously operating airport in the world.EarlyAviators.com; Paul Peck
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by Carroll Gray
portrait of Paul Peck
and his fellow aviators (Carroll Gray collection)
Paul Peck
at controls of one of Rex Smith's planes, circa College Park, Md (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Peck, Paul 1889 births 1912 deaths Aviators from West Virginia Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1912