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词条 Clarence K. Bronson
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  1. Namesake

  2. See also

  3. Attribution

  4. External links

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Clarence K. Bronson (21 July 1888 – 8 November 1916) was a pioneer aviator in the United States Navy.

Bronson was born in Bushnell, Illinois, on 21 July 1888 and was a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1910. After service afloat, he was trained in aviation in 1914 at the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in Hammondsport, New York, and at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Lieutenant (junior grade) Bronson was killed at the Naval Proving Ground Indianhead, Indianhead, Maryland, on 8 November 1916, while testing experimental aerial bombs.

Namesake

In 1943, the destroyer USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) was named in his honor.

On November 19th 1942 NAS Bronson Field was commissioned in his name. Although it has been abandoned for many years, it is still used by r/c modelers who still fly daily in memory of Lt. Bronson #15. Thank you Sir for your sacrifice to our country.

See also

  • List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (pre-1925)
{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}

Attribution

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External links

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6 : 1888 births|1916 deaths|United States Naval Aviators|People from Bushnell, Illinois|United States Naval Academy alumni|United States Navy officers

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