Edgar Wirt Bagnell
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
- 1 2 Edan Hughes. "Edgar Wirt Bagnell (1890 - 1958)". Artists in California, 1786-1940. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- 1 2 3 "Edgar Wirt Bagnell". Early Birds of Aviation. Retrieved 2015-03-11.