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词条 Edgar Wirt Bagnell
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Edgar Wirt Bagnell (November 20, 1890 – August 27, 1958) was a pioneer aviator who was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation. He was in charge of the 191st Combat Reconnaissance Squadron but by time his training ended World War I was over.

Biography

He was born near McCool Junction, Nebraska on November 20, 1890.[1][2]

He learned to fly at Newport News, Virginia in 1915. He was in charge of the 191st Combat Reconnaissance Squadron but by time his training ended World War I was over. After the war he worked for Glenn Curtiss as a test pilot in Houston, Texas. He later worked in the trucking industry, in the racing car business, in advertising, and outdoor sign painting. He later piloted for a Mexican airline.[2]

While in Los Angeles, California in 1926 he was a student at the Chouinard Art School.[1]

In his later life he had a job as a skilled machinist in Glendale, California. He died at a nursing home in Oakland, California on August 27, 1958.[2]

References

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2. ^{{cite news |author= |agency= |title=Edgar Wirt Bagnell |url=http://www.earlyaviators.com/ebagnell.htm |publisher=Early Birds of Aviation |date= |accessdate=2015-03-11 }}
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