| 词条 | William Billingsley |
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|name=William Devotie Billingsley |birth_date= {{birth date|1887|4|24}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1913|6|20|1887|4|24}} |birth_place= Winona, Mississippi |death_place= Chesapeake Bay |placeofburial= United States Naval Academy Cemetery |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=William d billingsley guantanamo 1913.jpg |caption= William Devotie Billingsley (24 April 1887 - 20 June 1913) was an early aviator in the United States Navy. |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears=1905-1913 |rank= Ensign |commands= |unit= |battles= |awards= |relations= |laterwork= }} BiographyBorn in Winona, Mississippi, William Billingsley graduated from the Naval Academy in 1909. On December 2, 1912, he reported for duty at the Aviation Camp, Annapolis, Maryland, and was assigned to the Navy-Wright B-2 for instruction. Billingsley, designated as Naval Aviator No. 9, was the first naval aviator killed in an airplane crash. On June 20, 1913, while piloting the B-2 at 1,600 feet over water near Annapolis, Maryland, he was thrown from the plane and fell to his death. Admiral John Henry Towers, also unseated in the turbulence, was nearly killed in the same accident as he clung to the plane and fell with it into the water. NamesakeThe Clemson-class destroyer USS Billingsley (DD-293) was named in his honor. See also
Attribution{{DANFS}} External links{{commonscat-inline|William Billingsley (aviator)}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Billingsley, William Devotie}} 7 : 1887 births|1913 deaths|People from Winona, Mississippi|United States Naval Academy alumni|United States Naval Aviators|United States Navy officers|Burials at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
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